Plot outline
1. Scouts first day and long established boundaries in society are explained to the reader
2. Dill arrives
3. try to get Boo Radley out
4. Boo leaves presents for Scout and Jem in a hole in a tree
5. Miss Maudie Atkinsons' house burns down in a cold winter night and, without her realising, Boo puts a blanket on Scouts' shoulders to keep her warm
6. Atticus is called to defend Tom Robinson, a Negro man, accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a white woman - this sparks tension with some townspeople who are racist and prejudiced
7. Atticus shoots a mad dog, the children learn respect for him as he was known as "Ol' One-Shot" due to his expertise with a rifle
8.Jem destroys Mrs Duboses camellias and as a punishment must read to her every day for a month; she then dies and Atticus tells the children she was a brave woman, as despite only having a few months left to live, she fights her morphine addiction
9. The children go to Calpurnias' Church (whilst their father is away), and learn more about Tom Robinson
10. Aunt Alexandra comes to stay- she tries to make the children behave properly and seeks to get Atticus to fire Calpurnia
11.The trial of Tom Robinson- Atticus demonstrates that Tom is probably innocent by questioning Mayella Ewell- she has lied about rape. Despite this, the jury (after much deliberation), find Tom Robinson guilty.
12. Bob Ewell (Mayellas' father), spits at and threatens Atticus
13. News is heard that Tom Robinson tried to escape from prison, and gets shot 17 times, despite Atticus having confidence that the appeal for release would have worked.
13. On the way home from a Halloween pageant in the dark, Scout and Jem are attacked by Bob Ewell and Jem is badly hurt. Boo Radley comes to their rescue and Bob Ewell dies.
14. Heck Tate persuades Atticus to accept that Bob Ewell fell on his own knife.
15. Scout walks Boo Radley home and looks at the neighbourhood from his perspective.

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