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I love to kill a mockingbird and I recommend for everyone to read it. This book has amazing characters that are easy to relate to and always keep you on their side. Harper Lee does an exceptional job at using the things that her character says and does to show what kind of a person they are. If there is a group of characters that I will remember for the rest of my life it would be Atticus, Scout, and Jem
This book has a great view on the subject of racism and it wraps it into a truly exciting adventure. It points out how bad racism was during this time in america and also shows how some people in america are crazy and pathetic and how others are bright, respectful people who we should all role model ourselves after
honestly, I don't like it.because it has somebody else's name on the side of the book.really annoy
This book is delicately contrived and each character and scene is portrayed beautifully. A wonderful book - touching, memorable and utterly enduring; a treasure for every reader of every age over 10.
This is a sad case of bad triumphing over good.However, the story has more to offer. So, to read it again (possibly) in middle age was an absolute revelation. The reader is entranced by the characters. What a totally captivating story.Set in semi-rural Alabama in the years following the Great Depression, "To Kill a Mockingbird" covers the events of a small town and some of its underlying tensions.
Indeed, they are real. These are largely of a racial nature where poor and scarcely literate whites seem to have an innate hatred of blacks. Thus, we see the trial of Tom Robinson, an honest but poor black man, who is unfairly convicted of the rape of Mayella Ewell, the eldest daughter of a family of white trash. I know I must have read this book during my teenage years but, for some reason, couldn't remember its details. As the work of a first time author, Lee deserves accolades of the highest order.To read "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a privilege. It tells the story of the town brilliantly.
We can see the wisdom of Atticus Finch, the town's lawyer; the violent ignorance of Bob Ewell, the father of Mayella; and the natural curiosity of Jem and Scout, the two children of Atticus. In every sense, these characters are absolutely plausible.
It is English literature at its best. What a wonderful book.
The reader thus feels as though he or she is a voyeur to real events. Some degree of justice does prevail in the end.
Yet, the book is more than a linear plot. Harper Lee as the author has done a terrific job.
I feel that I am a richer person for the experience.
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