In case you don't already know, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a fictional novel published in 1960 which is set in 1935. It is told from the perspective of a 10 year old girl : Scout (Jean Louise) Finch who lives in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. What begins as a humorous and somewhat lighthearted story about two southern siblings and their widower father becomes what is for many people a timeless metaphor for the hatred of racism and the pain of growing up.
Well, because I hope to hope that most students have read or will read this story, I will keep my review brief. This book is so, so much better than I had remembered! I've always held this book dear to my heart because it is one of the first "American classics" that I read on my own, you might even be able to pinpoint my love for literature to this book. However, I had forgotten how funny Scout is! Many quotes from this book actually induced peals of laughter. Furthermore, the little hints of detail Lee scatters about the story are almost too good to be fictional. More: Atticus Finch (the kids' father) is the epitome of an intelligent gentleman. I guarantee that if you read this book, you will wish you had an Atticus of your own.
If you haven't read this book, do yourself a favor. Soon! Also: what was your favorite book from freshman year?
Next up in the series: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. Follow along if "thou art a man!"
Chao
The only one I can remember from freshman year is that book-burning one....Farenheit 451? I don't remember the number (me, the math one!). But it definitely wasn't that tragic horror story...
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