The structure of To Kill a Mockingbird is organized into chapters and is in chronological order. The story is told in first person point of view by Scout, the main character in the book. The story is told after the events really happened. She tells everything that happened in the order that it happened and gets the reader's attention causing the reader to want to keep reading. As the story goes on their are secrets that are discovered and are later solved in the book. These secrets create mysteries that make the book more interesting. One secret was that Boo Radley cared about Scout and Jem. That secret was later revealed in the story when Boo Radley saves them from Bob Ewell.
Pacing: The story is told just over two years.
Cause/Effect:
CAUSE: The children discover pennies and gum wrappers in the knothole of the Radley's Tree.
EFFECT: They try to determine who is putting them there.
CAUSE: Both of Boo's parents die.
EFFECT: Their son, Nathan, moves from Pensacola to take care of Boo.
Flashback: Their is a flashback in chapter nine when Scout is about to fight Cecil Jacobs. It goes forward to where Scout is wanting to know why Atticus is defending Tom Robinson and then goes back where Scout decides not to fight Cecil.
Pacing: The story is told just over two years.
Cause/Effect:
CAUSE: The children discover pennies and gum wrappers in the knothole of the Radley's Tree.
EFFECT: They try to determine who is putting them there.
CAUSE: Both of Boo's parents die.
EFFECT: Their son, Nathan, moves from Pensacola to take care of Boo.
Flashback: Their is a flashback in chapter nine when Scout is about to fight Cecil Jacobs. It goes forward to where Scout is wanting to know why Atticus is defending Tom Robinson and then goes back where Scout decides not to fight Cecil.