The jury found against the defendant anyway, (after all, this was a typical southern town in the 1930s) but never before had a jury been kept out so long…

Climax

The events in the novel build up to the singularly important and climactic scene of the courtroom, where Atticus tries to defend Tom Robinson from the allegations of Bob and Mayella Ewell. The tension is maintained throughout the trial as to whether Atticus would or would not win the case. Though the audience feels strongly for Tom’s plight and it is apparent that he is innocent, the jury delivers the verdict that Tom is guilty. The immediate response to this is extreme disappointment and dejection, but the jury’s verdict is final.

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmToKill05.asp

Student Study Guides:

These links will give you a summary of the book, character analysis, plot and much more, so that you will be able to answer literary questions.

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmToKill02.asp

http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/killmockingbird/

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-143.html

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mocking/

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barrons/mocking.asp

http://www.novelguide.com/tokillamockingbird/

http://www.bookwolf.com/Free_Booknotes/To_Kill_a_Mocking_Bird/to_kill_a_mocking_bird.html

http://www.awerty.com/tokill2.html

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/8866/mock.html