to kill a mockingbird climax?

i don’t think there is any one climax in the book. In the first part, the main focus was Boo Radley. The second part, the main focus was Tom Robinson. Although it was not marked, there was in a way a ‘part 3’ at the end when it all came together. To me, the climax is when Mr. Ewell tries to attack the kids and Boo Radley saves them. Perhaps because this is what it all leads up to. However, I do agree that the Tom Robinson trial was quite important. You could say the protagonist was scout perhaps and the antagonist Bob Ewell, but i think to fully comprehend the book, you have to look at each incident individually because each is a story in itself. Miss Maudie’s house- the fire was the antagonist, everyone trying to put it out were the protagonists. The trial- you could say that Atticus was the protagonist, the lawyer and Mr. Ewell, the Antagonist, although, i believe it sould actually be theotherway around even though Atticus would be considered the ‘good guy’. The Ewell’s were the people originally holding the case against Tom Robinson. There goal was to put him in jail for basically, no reason. Then there was Atticus. Although we all know he was the good guy, he was stopping Mr. Ewell from achieving his goal, or at least putting a damper in his path. The interesting thing about To Kill A Mockingbird is that there is not just one way to comprehend and understand the book. You can look at it from so many perspectives, and the mockingbird although only mentioned a few times serves as a metaphor throughout the book. My advice is to take the book in the way you see fit. If you have to write an essay about the book, don’t try to look at it on a 2-dimensional level. Try to let all its colors shine. If ever you have to write an essay where you have to use points from literature, To Kill A Mockingbird is such a versatile book that can be molded to represent almost anysituation metaphorically. Understand the book how you want because this sounds cliche, but there is truly no one right way.

To Kill A Mockingbird Climax

Yes, Scout is the protagonist, unless you want to argue that the book is about Jem’s rite of passage.

One of the complaints about Mockingbird is that the elements of the story aren’t always clearly defined. When I asked my students this question, I wasn’t looking for a right or wrong answer. Your teacher may want you to choose one of the events and explain why it is the climax.

Personally, I think it’s the trial. Instead of the word “climax,” I usually say “crisis,” which means “turning point.” Bob Ewell wouldn’t have attacked the kids randomly – look at…oh, shoot, what chapter is it? I think it’s chapter 23 where there are the 3 events, the last of which is the thing with Helen Robinson and Link Deas. Anyways, that chapter shows that Bob Ewell is still very, very angry at Atticus because of what happened at the trial. He expected to look like a hero for getting rid of one of the…well, he would use a word that I just don’t use. He attacks the kids to get back at Atticus, and the only change that happens because of that is that Scout and Boo meet. Now, if the trial is the thing that makes Bob Ewell this mad, and sets all these other events in motion, then the trial is the climax. Feel free to disagree 🙂

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to kill a mockingbird climax?
i read the book already but dont know which is the climax. is the climax tom robinson's trial or when bob ewell tries to attack the kids. oh and can someone tell me the protagonist and antagonist. is the protagonist scout? antagonist- bob ewell?

thank you.

As already said, there are multiple different story arcs throughout TKAM. The end of the trial is one for that section, as the trial is a major part of the story, but the attack by Bob Ewell finally gets to the point of the story which the book began with, about how Jeb broke his arm.

You are basically right on protagonist and antagonist as Scout and Mr. Ewell, but it is also truer the the book is making a statement about the attitudes of people, so if a non-human antagonist is possible, it would be racism.

I hope you liked the book. I really liked it.

It does not matter that the book is about Jem’s rite of passage. Scout is the protagonist because the book is written in her perspective. From what I know, the main antagonist is the rascist society Scout lived in. Bob Ewell was an antagonist, but not the main one. I think the climax was at the end when Scout and Jem were being attacked by Bob Ewell.

I think it’s when Bob Ewell tries to attack the children. The trial is a major part of the novel, but it’s long and not particularly…climactic. Also, isn’t the climax usually near the end? I could be wrong though.

I believe that there are more than one climax in TKAM, but the prob. is that I dont know what they are (I have a feeling that the ones you listed are it). And I would think that the whole Finch family would be the protagonists (the leading character(s) in a drama/play) (If I remember correctly). I think that the antagonist is correct.

both of those situations are the climax of the story. the protagonist depends on your view of the book. to me it is either Scout or Boo Radley. The antagonist depends as well. to me it is Bob Ewell n Mayella.

If I can remember when I had to read this book in 9th grade, this book had more then one climax. The trial being one of them