Set in the American deep south, To Kill A Mockingbird combines issues of social injustice with a gentle coming-of-age-story.
Set in the American deep south, To Kill A Mockingbird combines issues of social injustice with a gentle coming-of-age-story. The main character, Scout, observes the quirky characters she meets around her with humour and warmth, but the novel has a dark side, too: Scout’s father, Atticus, is defending a black man against a charge of rape, despite facing almost unassailable prejudice from his fellow white townsfolk.