To Kill A Mockingbird is a classic piece of American literature written by Harper Lee. She illustrates a theme of the intolerance of prejudice and the quick judgments of others. The book takes the reader back to the 1930’s in a small town known as Maycomb. Harper Lee chose to give the reader an innocent , pure view of the different situations in the book through the eyes of a young girl named Jean Louise Finch. To Kill A Mockingbird is a pleasurable read for people of all ages because it has a universal theme that everyone can relate to. The story is about a little girl, Jean Louise Finch and her brother , Jeremy Atticus Finch and their widowed father, Atticus Finch. They live in a small town in Alabama known as Maycomb during the 1930’s. The book begins with Jean Louise Finch, also known as Scout, and Jeremy Atticus Finch, known as Jem, meeting a new friend named Charles Baker Harris. He is often called Dill and visits from his hometown Meridian every summer. All three of them, spend their summer exploring the Radley house, home of Boo Radley. The kids think of Boo as some sort of monster because of what they have heard from the gossip of the grown up around Maycomb. Boo Radley subtly interacts with the kids by placing trinkets in a knot hole of a tree. The following summers, the kids are less focused on Boo and more focused on a case that Atticus has taken. Atticus has agreed to defend a black man, Tom Robinson, who has been accused of raping Mayella Ewell by Mr. Ewell. Scout and Jem learn of the racial prejudice that occurs in Maycomb. Both Jem and Scout are deeply affected by the trial. Even though Atticus provides good evidence that Tom Robinson did not rape Mayella, the verdict finds him guilty. This troubles Jem and causes him to develop a sense of maturity. As Jem continues to mature, he is not as interested in playing with Scout as much. Although the trial has passed and Mr. Ewell has “won” he is still bitter and ha