What are the main and most important plot events in "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
The main plot revolves around two story lines that come together at the end of the story with some smaller story lines interwoven. The two main threads are the children's fear of and fascination with Boo Radley, and the trial of Tom Robinson. Those come together as one at the end when Boo kills Bob Ewell to protect Scout and Jem. Mrs. DuBose, her crankiness and her determination to free herself of her morphine addiction, is one of the less important lines. Aunt Alexandra and her prejudice is another line. The summers spent with Dill are a feature of the story intermixed with the Boo Radley and Tom Robinson lines. I'm not sure how much detail in plot events you want, so I suggest that you check out the links listed below, especially the link to the one-page summary.
What are the main events of the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee?
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difficulty students experience in writing an outline of the main events in a book is also the central reason why teachers assign such projects as homework. The point of the assignment is developing a skill which will be useful in every aspect of school and business, the ability to summarize succinctly and to distinguish important or crucial events from less important ones. Thus you main task is thinking through what constitutes an important event and what makes it important.
The first way to decide what to include in your outline is to think about characters. The protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird is Scout Finch. The significant events of the novel are those that that have a major impact on her life or intellectual or emotional development.
Next, your outline should concentrate on the two main plot lines, the one concerning Boo Radley and the one concerning Thomas Robinson. What your outline should do is cover in chronological order the main events in these two narrative sequences.
In the Boo Radley plot, particularly important events are the ones in which the children slowly become aware of Boo's acts of kindness and come to learn that rather then being a monster, he is more unfortunate than monstrous.
In the main plot, revolving around their father's defense of Thomas Robinson, the essential elements of your outline should cover the way Scout and Jem evolve from children merely following in their father's footsteps to people who slowly start to understand and stand up for justice themselves.