To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of To Kill a Mockingbird
Book Review: 1 book....one nation
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a book which I believe that everyone in the entire nation should read some time in their life. The messages from this book are so powerful, yet it is easy and enjoyable to read, so you don't have to be an English expert or a great reader to be able to read this book and get something positive from it. 12 year olds would love this book. This book does a great job of addressing the issue of racism. So if you haven't read this book, then read it right now. Make it the next book you buy.Book Review: 10 a breath taking tear jurking well written novel.
Summary: 5 Stars
I just read To Kill A Mockingbird I am 14 and loved the book. Charecters Atticus,Jem,Scout,Dill,Bob Ewell,Tom Robinson,Mayella Ewell,Calpurnia,Etc. I would recomend this book to both kids and adults. It is easy to get into and hard to put down. If you are looking for a classic look no farther than To Kill A Mocking Bird. A must read for classcic book readers. Adam MoultonBook Review: 10 a breath taking tear jurking well written novel.
Summary: 5 Stars
I just read To Kill A Mockingbird I am 14 and loved the book. Charecters Atticus,Jem,Scout,Dill,Bob Ewell,Tom Robinson,Mayella Ewell,Calpurnia,Etc. I would recomend this book to both kids and adults. It is easy to get into and hard to put down. If you are looking for a classic look no farther than To Kill A Mocking Bird. A must read for classcic book readers. Adam MoultonBook Review: 1372 reviews and counting
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this when it first was published and many times since. The story is timeless. The themes are as current as the day they were written.
Three scenes stand out: Atticus shooting the rabid dog, Scout being told to rise by the black people in the balcony of the courtroom because her father is "passin'", and Boo Radley standing in the bedroom after Jem and Scout were attacked on the way home from the school paegent.
If this is not "the great American novel" it is certainly a contender. Of the ton of books I have read in the last 50 years, this is the best.
Book Review: 1960s Standpoint
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the biggest daily challenges high school students face is the struggle to be accepted. As high school students reading Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird, we are reminded of the progressive thinking of the 1960s. Many of the lessons Atticus teaches Scout represent the values of this era. In the 60s, acceptance and love were upheld and the Civil Rights movement became apparent in everyday lives of Americans.
In TKAM, Atticus addresses these morals, such as when Atticus advises Scout not to call African-Americans the n-word. Atticus explains that just because people are different doesn't mean that they should be shunned and disrespected. This is an ideal of the 60s, as shown by the progress of the Civil Rights Movement.
Another of the 1960s values shown in Atticus' teachings is displayed when he says to Scout, "You just hold your head high and keep those fists down." The anti violence concept that Atticus preaches was prevalent in the 1960s culture. Many people advocated an anti-war stance which called for peace and unity over violence. We find that To Kill a Mockingbird manifests the ideals of the 1960s which are still valuable today.
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