Choose one major event from To Kill a Mockingbird and rewrite it from the perspective of a different character with details.

Although I can’t write this for you, I will be glad to give you some direction.  The first thing you need to do is to pick an event from the novel to rewrite from another character’s perspective.  Here’s a list of major events that could be easy to do:

• Boo Radley’s perspective on why he put the items in the tree for Jem and Scout.


• Tom Robinson’s feelings and emotions when he tries to escape the prison.


• The trial from Helen Robinson’s perspective.


• The attack on Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell’s or Boo Radley’s perspective.


• Mayella Ewell’s perspective on her life.  What happened to Mayella after Tom Robinson runs off and she is left alone with her father who saw her try to kiss Tom?


• Tom Robinson’s feelings the night of the lynch mob.


• Why does Boo Radley remain a recluse in the house?  Is he forced by his family, or is it his choice?

You can choose almost any event, but more exciting ones will be more interesting.  Think about the event from another character’s point of view.  For example, what was Bob Ewell feeling or thinking when he tried to kill Scout and Jem?  Would Helen Robinson be fearful of how her family will survive if Tom went to jail?  How does Mayella Ewell survive the abuse from her father?  What did the flowers in the glass jars symbolize for Mayella?  What was Boo trying to communicate to the children when he put the gum, soap figures, etc. in the knothole of the tree?

After you decide on the event, you need to go to the text to make sure you have enough details to support the character’s point of view.  Think about each character’s life and build on what you think they have experienced as a member of the Maycomb community.  Put yourself in the scene as if you are that character.  Use your senses.  What does Bob Ewell see, hear, feel when he attacks Scout and Jem?  What does Tom Robinson see, hear, feel when he is running for the fence and is shot 17 times trying to escape?

Use your imagination and become the character as you describe the scene.  Take clues from the text to help you understand the characters’ motives for the things they do. 

I hope this helps!