This story takes place in the 1930's in Maycomb county, Alabama. The Main character, and narrator, is Scout Finch. The book starts in the every-day life of Scout, her brother Jem, and their friend Dill. The three are determined to get a mystery character, whom they've dubbed Boo, to come out of hiding. The book eventually elevates into the biggest trial in the history of the county. When I first heard that we had to read this book, I thought it was just another stupid book we had to read for English to analyze and review. However, about a quarter way through the book, I found it to be quite interesting, in many ways. The book deals with the life of people in a small town long ago, before blacks had today's rights. It is insulting how the people of the town see and treat dirt poor people, and people with colored skin. They treat them like they aren't even human, like they are the lowest form of life. Another theme that the book talks about is how one character has never been seen but has been thought to be an evil monster who kills children at night. In fact, this character turns out to be one of the nicest characters in the book, and ends up saving two of the main characters from death. In the novel, it is a sin to kill a mocking bird, because all they do is chirp nicely, and keep to themselves, unlike those who dig for worms in gardens. The book points out how the black man on trial can be seen as the mocking bird, because all he has done is good, but still the jury sins by putting him in jail. The other bird is the monster character who never disturbs anyone, but people still disturb him, which is a sin against him. I think the book was great despite the fact that I don't enjoy reading, or books. People who like good, in-depth story lines, and interesting details will like this book.
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