To Kill a Mockingbird: An Abridged Text

Subject: English as an Additional Language
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11-14 and 14-16
Order Number: 5257
To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee. It is a famous American novel. To Kill a Mockingbird is about a girl called Scout Finch. She lives in America. The novel is set in the 1930s in the U.S.A. One of the most important themes in To Kill a Mockingbird is racism. In the novel an Afro-American is accused of raping a white lady. It is clear that he is innocent but because he is black he is found guilty. To Killl a Mockingbird is set in a town called Maycomb. It is in the southern states of the U.S.A. During the 1930s racial discrimination was a big problem in the U.S.A. Black people were poor. They were not treated fairly by most white people. Scout and her family are different. They treat black people with respect. In the 1930s the law did not help Afro-Americans. Many had to go to prison for crimes they did not do. In to Kill a Mockingbird an innocent black man has to go to prison.

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