Great Novel!
“To kill a mockingbird” by Harper Lee, which is the winner of the Pulitzer award, had a lot to teach me in both writing and content, as well as influential descriptions. It’s been a while since I read novels. This was a great impact. May this be the first great experience in my wider range of readings! I give this novel my thumbs up! I loved it!
Summary
The author draws marvelous pictures of a year or two in the life of a young girl named “Jean Louis Finch”, or “Scout” around the years of depression in Southern U.S., whose experiences in exploring the world around with his few year older brother, and the support of the understanding father, his occupation being a lawyer, leaves the reader with very worthy reading time to take home.
Scout is a 9 year old character by the end of the story who is studying in grade three. She and her brother, Jem, who is studying in grade 7 have gone through various experiences that range from questioning a neighbor who never comes out of his home, to having an aunt with strict manner come and stay with them, to visiting black people’s religious ceremony, and to the trial of a black man accused of raping a girl, which is false accusation. This last case which is introduced to the already exciting pattern of the story is linked to Scout’s family since the black man’s lawyer is Scout’s father. The lawyer, Atticus, defended the black man, Tom Robinson, strongly but with no success as the court was a completely discriminatory one. Then, although there was hope for proving the truth, Tom Robinson escapes prison in an effort to take the future in his own hands but is shot killed. This was referred to as killing a mocking bird. Later on the father to the girl who is claiming to have been raped tries unsuccessfully to kill the lawyer’s children, Scout and Jem, as a revenge for the strong defense the lawyer puts on in the court. But he himself becomes subject to death as he is drunk and ignorant of what he is doing. Scout later on suggests to his father that this is like killing a mocking bird.
Through the strong feelings the reader gains in the vivid descriptions by the author, such as the court room, the explanation of the black people Scout visits, and the various school and neighborhood events, the reader can understand the depression atmosphere of the 1930s but with a sense of calmness and understanding toward Scout’s family.
My Final Word
I personally loved the novel!
Links to more about “To kill a mockingbird”
- To Kill a Mockingbird – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee – A Homework Online Study Guide
- Amazon.com: To Kill a Mockingbird: Books: Harper Lee
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