For the first time, Scout and Jem witness the hatred of the mob and the horrors of racism, and see their father in a vulnerable, and perhaps deadly, position.
a mocking bird
At the beginning of the novel, Scout is almost six years old and Jem is approximately ten years old.
Maycomb, Alabama
they act out all of the rumors about Boo Radley, their mysterious neighbor that doesn't leave his house.
The children get guns for Christmas.