Anyone who is over 30 who has read the book To Kill A Mockingbird?

Question

ok, so i have to interview someone OVER the age of 30 who has read the book To Kill A Mockingbird.
[It might be a few minutes before the questions are up so yea]]


To Kill A Mockingbird Interview Assignment

Directions: You are asked to seek out a person over the age of 30 who has read the book, "To Kill A Mockingbird. The reason for the age requirement is that TKAM is a book that tends to gain meaning and relevance as we have more life experience. Part of the purpose of this interview is to discover if this is true for your interview subject. It is not necessary that your subject liked the novel; this is not a book review, Encourage them to think about the message of the book, or the importance of it rather than whether they enjoy[ed] it.

IMPORTANT: Let you interviewee know that you have already completed the novel, so they won't feel they're "giving anything away" by revealing plot details

1.) Whats your name?
2.) Approximately how many years ago did you read the book?
3.) Have you read the book again since? [yes or no]
4.) Did you originally read it for a school assignment or some other reason?
5.) What was your attitude toward or reaction to the book when you first read it?
6.) Have your feelings toward/about the book changed from then until now? If so, how?
7.) Do you feel the book is more, less, or just as relevant as today as it was when you read it? why?
8.) What lessons do you feel the book can teach modern students?
9.) Have you seen the movie version of To Kill A Mockingbird and, if so, what are your opinions of the movie compared to the book?




Thnx in advance =]

Answer 1

1.) name: Michael Nolan
2.) Approximately how many years ago did you read the book? 40
3.) Have you read the book again since? no
4.) Did you originally read it for a school assignment or some other reason? school
5.) What was your attitude toward or reaction to the book when you first read it? It was an eye-opener
6.) Have your feelings toward/about the book changed from then until now? If so, how? No, except that I'm much less naive
7.) Do you feel the book is more, less, or just as relevant as today as it was when you read it? why? Probably less so, since people's attitudes towards race have changed so much. We find little of the Jim Crow that once dominated the South, although racism continues to be a major problem.
8.) What lessons do you feel the book can teach modern students? history
9.) Have you seen the movie version of To Kill A Mockingbird and, if so, what are your opinions of the movie compared to the book? I don't remember

Answer 2

.) Whats your name?
sorry - put me down as John Doe

2.) Approximately how many years ago did you read the book?
It's been about 20+ years.
3.) Have you read the book again since? [yes or no]
NO

4.) Did you originally read it for a school assignment or some other reason?
Yes for Honors English at Webster Groves High School
5.) What was your attitude toward or reaction to the book when you first read it?
Loved it and still do.

6.) Have your feelings toward/about the book changed from then until now? If so, how?
They have grown stronger. Not too many years ago, some movie show listed the top 100 movie heroes and #1 was Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. No that I am a father with two children I understand why that choice is spot-on.
7.) Do you feel the book is more, less, or just as relevant as today as it was when you read it? why?
It is a timeless story. We all remember our childhoods and how things seemed so different then. Many of us have known handicapped people (my church in Tennessee had one that took care of us kindergartners and even though he was handicapped he dearly loved us children in a way so similar to Boo Radley.) The story of flawed American Justice and Racism is still relevent today...though I wish it weren't. And the stand of one man for what is right will always be a beacon to guide the rest of us.
8.) What lessons do you feel the book can teach modern students? It teaches life lessons whether you read it 30 years ago or tomorrow. What is a modern student?? C'mon that a silly idea. Every student arrives at the lesson without knowledge modern or ancient...it's all new until you are exposed to it.
9.) Have you seen the movie version of To Kill A Mockingbird and, if so, what are your opinions of the movie compared to the book? The movie version is outstanding and never fails to elicit strong emotions from me. The ending of the movie is so very powerful.

Answer 3

1.(make one up im not telling) 2. 20 3. yes 4. everyone reads it in school the first time( it was written in the sixties though so really old people proboly didnt) 5. I thought it was just a simple love story. 6. ive only gained a better understanding of it since the first time. 7. hmm. less relevent because most towns in America today arent as racist as Maycomb. 8. I think it can teach us that sometimes the people u appreciate the least can teach us the most. 9. yes, i enjoy it just as much as i enjoy the book.

Answer 4

1.) You can use any name you want
2.) Over 30 years ago
3.) Yes
4.) School
5.) I didn't really understand it
6.) Very much so. I understand the meaning and the implications lying within
7.) Just as relavent; racism is, unfortunately still allive and with us, as is general prejudice against the poor
8.) Acceptance, tolerance and not taking things at face value
9.) Yes...I think the movie was a great depiction of the book and has touched many more people than even the book.

Good luck with your assignment - hoped I helped a bit.

Answer 5

1. Jayne Sherman
2. The first time was probably about 35 years ago
3. Yes, not very long ago
4. Don't remember
5. I liked it and appreciated it very much
6. Yes, because when I saw the movie Capote I found out that Truman Capote was the inspiration for the character Dill in the book
7. Equally relevant
8. Same as it always has -- the value of honor and the basic truth that racial discrimination is wrong
9. Yes, it is an excellent adaptation

Answer 6

yueah yeah yeah to kill a thirty year old mocking bird so im over thirty read the book and it is what it is cant talk about it id haVE TO KILL U

Answer 7

i re-read the book several years ago, if that helps.

saw the movie, too.