What is the resolution of To Kill a Mockingbird?

The resolution of To Kill a
Mockingbird comes in the final chapters when author Harper Lee ties together
the two primary plots of her novel--that of the mysterious Boo Radley and the trial of
Tom Robinson. The true culprit and accuser of the crime for which Robinson is charged is
Bob Ewell, the father of the girl Robinson is accused of raping. It is Bob who actually
beats his own daughter, Mayella; he accuses Tom, a Negro, of the crime when he sees his
daughter kissing the black man. Tom is sent to prison and is eventually killed trying to
escape, but Bob still holds a grudge against Atticus Finch, who embarrassed Bob on the
witness stand. Bob threatens Atticus and his family, and on Halloween night, Bob decides
to attack Atticus' children. However, Boo makes his first appearance in the novel when
he defends the children and kills Bob in the process. The resolution comes when Bob
dies, Boo finally is seen for the first time, and Sheriff Heck Tate decides to call
Bob's death self-inflicted in order to protect the shy and reclusive Radley. Atticus'
daughter, Scout, finally sees her fantasy of meeting Boo come true, and she escorts him
back to the safety of his house, just as Boo has done for her.