This ends up with Scout having a tarnished view of the world and how it really is. The story is told from an adult's perspective, but through a child's eyes and voice. This voice dominates the main plot, which forces the reader to make adult deductions and understandings, which clearly Scout would not formulate. This helps to give the story a good deal of humor and wit. .
The tale starts with Jem's broken arm and ends at the same place and all that is told in between is a long flashback. .
Atticus is only briefly mentioned. .
We first of all obtain an insight into the children's world of play, which focuses on Boo Radley, the recluse.
The Maycomb society is close-knit and they view outsiders with suspicion. .
Dill is a crucial player in the story because he is both an insider and an outsider, and acts as an observant conscience for the town.
A good proportion of the story focuses on the prejudices between the African Americans and the whites in the Southern States of the U.S.A.
Chapters 2 and 3.
Summary.
The summer is now over and Dill returns to his mother's, and Scout starts Grade 1 at the local school. She has been looking forward to this for a long time, but her first day does not go as smoothly as she would like.
Her teacher, who is new to the profession, is alarmed to find that Scout can already read and write, and she makes Scout feel guilty at her high level of education.
During lunch she complains to Jem about her teacher, but he does not sympathize.
Walter Cunningham, a boy from a very poor family has no lunch, so the teacher offers to buy one for him, but he refuses, as he knows his family will not be able to repay her. Scout being too smart for her own good interrupts to explain this situation to the teacher, who slaps her with a ruler across her hand. Scout is annoyed at this injustice and takes it out on Walter, and they fight, rolling around on the ground and Jem breaks it up. To Scout's amazement he invites Walter back to their house for lunch.
