Plot and Major Characters To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the small, rural town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the early 1930s. ... Scout and Jem meet and befriend seven-year-old Dill Harris, a boy who has arrived in Maycomb to stay with his aunt for the summer. ... After Atticus kills the dog, Scout and Jem learn that their father is renowned as a deadly marksman in Maycomb County, but that he chooses not to use this skill, unless absolutely necessary. ... Later, Tom is shot to death during an attempt to escape from jail. ...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate