Author Timeline
Category: Other
Updated: 18 Oct 2017
English 12 Honors Novel Project
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Created byEsteban Castro
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July 1, 1933
Dill arrives in Maycomb County for his Summer visit to see his Aunt Rachel. He and the Finch children keep tabs on the Radley house.September 3, 1933
Dill returns home to go to school, the Finch children enjoy the rest of their summer.September 10, 1933
Scout starts the first grade.May 30, 1934
The Finch kids find items in the hole in the tree of the Radley house. (2 pieces of gum, a box full of 2 polished pennies, a spelling medal, pocket watch, chain, knife, and soap carvings representing them). The tree hole is filled with cement shortly after.July 1, 1934
Dill returns to Maycomb and the children make up the Boo Radley game. Atticus finds out and lectures the children on seeing things from other peoples perspectives. Dill returns home shortly.November 21, 1934
Tom Robinson is accused of raping Mayella Ewell.December 22, 1934
Atticus decides to represent Tom Robinson in the court case.March 31, 1935
Jem starts reading to Mrs. Dubose as a punishment.June 1, 1935
Aunt Alexandra visits Maycomb and Tom Robinson case is started.July 26, 1935
Scout saves Tome from the Lynch Mob.August 26, 1935
Jury returns with the verdict and Tom Robinson is sentenced as guilty.September 5, 1935
Tom Robinson is shot 17 times while trying to escape prison and is killed.October 25, 1935
The Finch children are attacked by Bob Ewell and Boo Radley is revealed as their savior.October 1934
Scout starts 2nd grade.Winter 1934
Mrs. Radley dies.August 1934
Jem, Scout, and Dill try to look in Boo’s window. Nathan Radley fires a shotgun.September 1933
Walter comes to dinner.December 25, 1934
Cousin Francis calls Atticus a “nigger lover”; Scout fights him.Winter 1934
Atticus shoots a mad dog in the street.Later Winter 1934
Jem is punished for cutting off Mrs. Dubose’s camellias.
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