To Kill A Mockingbird Review
To Kill A Mockingbird is about Jem and all the events leading up to him breaking his arm. The Finch children go through adventures throughout their whole town. They face racism and prejudice. The kids learned a lot from school, the trial and their neighborhood. Scout was the one that told the story of all the things that were happening. Tom Robinson was one of the most important characters. This book tells teens today how people were back then. It gave descriptions about life and beliefs in the 1930’s. The book teaches children about segregation and white supremacy and how terrible it was for african americans. They never stood a chance in court, they were dehumanized by certain groups, and they were treated unfairly.
We give this book a five out of ten broken arms. The book has amazing lessons and information, but it was shadowed by unneeded story lines. Multiple parts of the book could've be taken out. The part when the finches went to Finch landing. It wasn’t really necessary to know about. Aunt Alexandra was reintroduced later on in the book anyway. We didn’t need an introduction earlier. Another part that wasn’t all that needed was the dog getting shot. The dog was sick and looking for a place to die, but instead they thought he was savage. Atticus shot and killed the dog. It’s a dark and sad scene to dog lovers like us. It’s was unnecessary to kill the dog. It did nothing to change the story other than Jem and Scout finding out Atticus can shoot a gun. This book was important in giving lessons to teens, but this book could’ve been better by adding better parts. The parts that could have been added is a little bit more speech of Boo Radley and the kids talking to Tom Robinson. This could have allowed us to understand more about Boo and hear what the kids think about Robinson. What could’ve been added is more Helen Robinson. She was barley in the book, but she held a major part in the aftermath of the trail. We could have had her wishing Tom farewell or standing by him during the trail. It would have made her character more effective. Harper Lee wrote the book exponentially. Her symbolism is one of the best that we have ever seen. She has symbolism almost everywhere throughout this book. From the snowstorm to the nutgrass. Almost everything symbolizes something. It's a great technique to have in your stories. The way she presents them as if it wasn’t hard work at all is impeccable. Harper Lee managed to fit small details into the book that means something huge. That's an amazing talent to have and Lee demonstrates it beautifully. Her flow with how she placed each hidden detail is amazing. This book taught us a lot about racism and how things were back then. We would’ve never known it was as bad as it was if it weren’t for Harper Lee and this book. It feels like a journey was taken and we learned from every up and down. This book was emotional and had many topics that are tear jerkers. The lessons you recieve from this book are ones that should be taken seriously and need to be remembered. They helped see just how wrong things are in today’s society. We still have racism and prejudice all around us and we are one of the only groups to fight for it to stop. Teaching your children to accept and love everyone based on their personality and not their looks is essential to cut all ties with racism. In doing this, we can make the world more loving and peaceful. |