What is the narrative voice and viewpoint in To Kill a Mockingbird?

The novel is told as a first person narrative from the
perspective of Jean-Louise "Scout" Finch. The story is narrated in flashback: Scout
details the events of three years (1933-1935) in the history  of Maycomb, Alabama. The
complex and disturbing events of the text are given a chilling clarity as witnessed by a
young girl then catalogued in her adulthood.

Scout is very
much part of the action and learning experiences that the community go through in this
pivotal time. She is the daughter of Atticus Finch, a respected white lawyer requested
to defend a black man (Tom Robinson) accused of raping a white woman (Mayella
Ewell).

Scout is also significant in the sub-plot of the
story-the revelation of the true Arthur "Boo" Radley.