To Kill a Mockingbird Part 1 Analysis Questions

1. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?

By choosing a young narrator, in this case a 5-9 year old girl, we get an innocent but true point of view. The description sometimes is childish but totally objective.
2. How does Jem and Scout's views of Boo Radley change during part 1 of the book?

At first, they thought Boo was a bad person, scary and crazy, but as the story goes on, they start changing their mind. After founding his trouser nice and tidy when running away from the Radley place, after finding gifts in a knothole and after Scout is helped by Boo during the fire, they start thinking of Boo as a good person, just oppressed by his family.
3. Atticus tells the children several times that they need to walk in someone else's shoes before judging the person. Describe times when Atticus, Scout or Jem walk in someone else's shoes. How does this change how they view the situations? What role does this advice play in sympathy and compassion? 

Among all of the examples we can find in the novel, strictly referring to the first part we have the Walter Cunninghams case. When Jem invited him to have lunch and Walter purred syrup all over his plate, Scout cursed him and then she was punished by Calpurnia. Scout didn't understood the position of Walter at first, but when she stood in his shoes, she knew the situation better. Her life was easy compared to Walter.
4. How do you think Atticus managed his role as a single parent? 

Atticus is a good father in the aspect of teaching values and moral education of his children, although his almost never present and Calpurnia has to take care of the children. Atticus just tries to keep the house and family up.
5. Discuss race issues in part 1 of the book.

Almost everyone in Maycomb was racist and this is represented when Atticus has to defend a Negro, Tom Robinson. People from Maycomb bother Jem and Scout. The finch family is upset too.

6. From your reading of part 1, What does To Kill a Mockingbird teach us about how people cope with issues of race and class? Do you classify people in your world as different "folks?" Do you see those sort of distinctions today? 

Racism was an important issue during the times of the author and before. Now days we still have discrimination but not as a big issue as it was before. the same happens with classes, but the difference is that  it is still an issue now days.
7. Who is your favorite character from part 1 and why?

I would say is Boo, as he is really a good person oppressed by society and misunderstood. He helps people and hopes for the best as we will see later on in part two.