- Scout, Jem, and Dill try to make Boo Radley come out.
- Atticus is appointed the defense attorney for Tom Robinson, a black man accused of rape by Mayella Ewell, a white woman. His defending Robinson is unpopular with Maycomb’s white population.
- Scout gets into fights with schoolmates and her cousin Francis defending her father, even though she doesn’t really understand what the fuss is about.
- Boo Radley leaves presents for Scout and Jem, showing that he is not a monster and is really just a shy recluse who wants friends.
- There is a fire at Miss Maudie’s house. Boo Radley puts a blanket on Scout’s shoulders.
- Scout’s Aunt Alexandra comes to stay with them to support her brother.
- The Trial starts. Atticus demonstrates that no one called for a doctor for Mayella, that her injuries were most likely caused be her father, and that Tom Robinson’s crippled shoulder makes it almost impossible for him to have committed the crime he was accused of.
- The trial demonstrates how ugly racism is in Maycomb. Dill has to leave during the proceedings, unable to stomach the prosecutor Mr. Gilmer’s treatment of Tom Robinson.
“Well, Mr. Finch didn’t act that way to Mayella and old man Ewell when he crossexamined them. The way that man called him ‘boy’ all the time an‘ sneered at him, an’ looked around at the jury every time he answered—” (Ch. 19)
9. Tom Robinson is convicted, but Atticus considers the jury's deliberation a minor moral victory.
... Atticus Finch won’t win, he can’t win, but he’s the only man in these parts who can keep a jury out so long in a case like that. (Ch. 22)
10. Tom Robinson is shot trying to escape prison.
11. Bob Ewell threatens Atticus, spitting in his face. Atticus dismisses the threat.
12. Boo Radley stops Bob Ewell from hurting Scout and Jem, killing Ewell. Jem only has a broken arm and Scout is relatively unharmed.
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