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Jem and Scout Finch find objects in the hole of Boo Radley's tree.
This event is important to the storyline because Boo Radley was known for being a scary man who lived in Maycomb and kept to himself. It was said that he only came out at night and was a creeper. So when Jem and Scout start finding objects in his tree, it showed Boo's real character, kindness. The date is approximate. -
Tom Robinson is arrested.
This event is important to the story because this is just the begining of the fight for justice, for an innocent man. Tom is being accused of beating up a white girl named Mayella Ewell and since he is a colored man he is immediantly arrested. -
Mrs. Maudie's house burns down.
This event is important to the storyline because it unites the town. Boo Radley, was a person who was known to keep to himself and never leave his house, also comes out of his house to see what is going on. Boo later puts a blanket on Scout's shoulders without her knowledge. This truely showed Boo's character and how caring he really was. The date is approximate. -
Atticus agrees to defend Tom Robinson at his trial.
This event is important to the story because it is the begining of ridicule and disgust towards Atticus Finch and his two children Jem and Scout, as they try to fight for justice, for an innocent man. This event shows Atticus' character because he knows he is going to lose his case, since Tom is a colored man. Even against the most prejudice jury Atticus puts up the strongest defense he can and leaves it up to them. The date is approximate. -
Tom Robinson's trial took place.
This event is important to the story because the trial was where the townspeople really chimed in on what they thought.The majority of the people of Maycomb were very prejudice. The trial was about Mayella Ewell, a young white girl, getting beat up. She claimed that Tom Robinson was the person who did it. Automatically, the prejudice people of the town believed her story over Tom's because she was white and he was colored. The date is approximate. -
Tom Robinson is found guilty.
This is an important event in the story because it shows that the jury only looked at the fact that Tom was a colored man and they didn't even consider what he said to be truthful. In the story, Tom was being charged for beating up a white girl named Mayella Ewell. Tom only had one arm, so there was no possible way he could have beat up a girl with just his one functioning arm. The jury should have took this into consideration before finding him guilty. The date is approximate. -
Tom Robinson is shot while trying to escape from prison.
This is an important event in the story because it shows that the prison guards could care less about killing a colored person and that they had no regard for his family that he leaves behind. This event defeated the purpose of Atticus defending Tom, now that he is dead. Bob Ewell was the person who beat up Mayella. He was her father and told her to blame the colored Tom Robinson. The date is approximate. -
Scout and Jem were attacked by Bob Ewell.
This event is important to the storyline because Boo Radley comes out of nowhere and saves Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell by killing him. Bob Ewell was a mean and rotten man who beat up his own daughter and he had the nerve to blame it on a innocent colored man, so hurting two other children wouldn't phase him. This event shows that Boo does have compassion for others by saving two children.
