What do you think about the book To Kill a Mocking Bird?

Question

Should i read it or not?

Answer 1

I absolutely love this book. There are so many great things about it. Of course, with Tom Robinson's trial, Harper Lee could have ended on a really depressing tone. However, the book doesn't end there. The reader gets to see, through various characters, that the people of Maycomb, while they are not ready to see beyond color, have maybe learned a bit. I love that there is that sense of hope, that things may get better. And while the film is one of my favorites, I don't think that message comes through quite as powerfully as it does in the novel.
I think seeing the book as just being about prejudice or racism is somewhat missing the point. The lessons that Scout and Jem learn go well beyond the scope of prejudice:
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
That it's a sin to kill a mockingbird, because they "don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us."
That real courage isn't "a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what."
Not to mention, I am hard-pressed to think of a better hero and model than Atticus Finch.
Yeah, like I said, I absolutely love this book.

Answer 2

My all time favorite book - and I have read a lot of books. It is simple reading, but the story is wonderful and moving. I have seen many post that say the the book was relevant to its time. I believe the book is relevant to all times. It is about prejudice - and what it does to people. Prejudice is a part of human nature that has been around as long as human beings have walked this planet. This book really teaches a moral lesson and touches the heart.

Answer 3

This is one of my favorite books. I strongly recommend that you read it. It was written in the early 1960s, but was set in the 1930s in the south. It deals with racism, prejudice and family relationships.

The characters are well written and developed. I especially like the narrator of the story, "Scout." She tells the story about her father, Atticus Finch.

You can also watch the movie with Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. But,read the book first. You will appreciate the movie so much more once you have read the book.

Answer 4

To kill a mockingbird is a classic story. It has everything, drama, humor, suspense... This book teaches what people should be like in real life. Don't judge people by skin color, but by the content of their character. You need to read this book!

Answer 5

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It really had something to say about being a decent human being and about how wrong it is to judge people by outward appearance.
It also made me think of my childhood.
It was a good story and a straightforward read.
You should try it.

Answer 6

Yes, you should read To Kill a Mockingbird. The most important things you have to look at are the items in the novel that symbolize something else.

It's a great novel. You most realize at the beginning, middle, and end that prejudice will always remain no matter how hard we try to weed it out.

Answer 7

I never read it in middle school or high school, but I read it just a couple of years ago and I liked it. It's not that long or difficult, and while it was written a while back, the themes remain worth considering.

Answer 8

Yes definitely read the book it gives and in sight to how things were during that period of time in history and so much of what we have to be thankful for now.

Answer 9

My all time fav!!! I have the book and the movie! The book can get slightly dry at times but I prefer the book over the movie because is more detailed......anyway, I think you would enjoy it.

Answer 10

I study the e book final 3 hundred and sixty 5 days for my seventh grade reading opposition. It became undemanding to appreciate and became a classic tale exhibiting the evils of segregation and the affection acquaintances and kin proportion. Please study it.