What are the most imortant points in To Kill A Mokingbird?

Question

If possible, please cite the page that this was found on in "sources". No wikipedia entries, or source uses, please.

Answer 1

Maybe not the most prominent of points, “What’s right is not always popular, and what’s popular is not always right.” In the case of Atticus, he continued to do what he believed in his heart to be right. Even through the awful name calling, and loss of popularity. He tells us that sometimes to do the right thing you must do the unpopular.

Answer 2

~The most important aspect of the book, of course, is the theme. That is true of any book.

I have no clue as to what you mean by "important points" I suppose one important point is that Atticus was modeled on Truman Capote, a childhood friend of Lee's. Another is that, although Lee denies it, the story is based on an incident and trial that occurred in her hometown when she was a child.
Another would be the growth of Scout as the tale progresses, and the juxtapositon of Atticus and Miss Caroline in, respectively, nurturing and stultifying that growth. I don't think Lee was condemning teachers as dangerous, incompetent, intolerant demagogues as a whole, but I've always wondered about that. The recurrent use of Gothic motifs not only moves the plot but is an excellent way to drive home the theme. The number of "Mockingbirds" killed in the book, from Scout to Jem to Boo to Dill and two or three others is truly astounding, but I didn't catch the true significance of the title and the connection so many of the characters until half way through the second reading.

Contrary to the numerous answers before me, the theme is not about judgment. It is not about race, either, although race is the vehicle by which the theme is expressed. Harper Lee is exploring the necessity to end innocence to grow as a human being, morality, the inherent goodness and badness in mankind and the conflict between doing what is "right" in accordance with one's own ethical constructs vs. what is expected by a society with opposing views, and the courage to make the choice and act on it. The three main conflicts in the book are too obvious to discuss, but no, the trial itself is not one of them.

I can't give you a source other than to say I read the book, and, I believe, heard what Lee was saying.

Now, you go read the book and see if you can find any of this in it because if you have to justify your book report you can't do it from my synopsis.

Answer 3

The most important point you need to get out of To Kill A Mockingbird is don't judge to quickly. It is the theme of the book.

Answer 4

don't judge people just because of the color of their skin being the most obvious and probably most important...i didn't need a source to come up with that

Answer 5

Don't sell a poke with a pig. Nuff said....now Git r Dun!! tf

Answer 6

that book stunk

Answer 7

i dunno i heard it was real borin