This book starts out with a simple plot being narrated by
Scout. Through the first 7 or 8 chapters, a load of
descriptions and short stories are told to get a realistic
picture of what life is like living in Maycomb County. Only
minor events occur such as the introduction of all the
characters, Gem and Scout meeting a new friend Dill, Scout
attending school, and probably the biggest: the introduction
and old wives tales about the mysterious neighbor Boo
Radley. Some small events that increase the suspense were
Gem’s pants being mended by an unknown person, and
during a local fire, a blanket wrapped around Scout by a
stranger.

After the reader gets a true feel for life in the South, the
action starts to pick up. One day during school, a fellow
classmate of Scout calls Atticus a "Niger lover." Scout is
confused and asks her father what that means. This leads
into the discovery of a big trial that is going to occur which is
about Atticus defending a black man named Tom Robinson.
Gem and Scout become even more suspicious after they see
a lynch mob try to attack Atticus and Tom, but Scout luckily
comes to the rescue. As the book progresses, the actual trial
starts. The children sit with the Negroes for the final day,
and listen to the verdict of guilty. Later, Bob Ewell threatens
Atticus that he will get revenge.

Finally, as Gem and Scout are walking home alone from a
play one night, Bob Ewell attacks them and tries to kill the
children. Thankfully, Scout and Gem are saved by a
mysterious man who turns out to be Arthur "Boo" Radley.