To Kill a Mockingbird Review

To Kill a Mockingbird is a young-adult fiction novel, but it is loved by all ages. It is written by Harper Lee and addresses some issues of prejudice that were happening back in the depression era in Georgia. It is a great read for anyone who is willing to open their heart and try to learn from the great messages that the book teaches.

This story is told by a 5-year old girl named scout who lives in Maycomb County, Georgia. She and her brother Jem play all day long and love to tease the man who keeps himself locked up in his house named Boo Radley. Their father named Atticus is chosen to defend an African-American man in a court case where the man has been accused of raping a white woman in town. Scout and Jem learn from their father as he defends this man and teaches them what is truly important in life. Scout's understanding of the world around her and the people in it improves as she experiences different events. The main theme that is developed throughout the book is that we can learn so much as kids about the morals that we need to know later in life. These morals include treating everyone equally and not judging someone before you know them.

This book had so many lines that resonate and make the reader think very deeply about their own life and the way they are living. I felt like I knew Scout and Jem personally after the first few chapters of the book. I would've loved to walk outside and play in the Georgia sun with them. They become so real, and their father Atticus is someone I would want to go and talk to in time of trouble. He teaches his kids so many valuable lessons and the reader gets to learn these same important life lessons. One example is when he tells Scout, "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."

Atticus also tells Scout and Jem, "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy... but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." He is telling them that they shouldn't harm those things that don't do anything bad to them. They should just leave them alone.

This book reminded me of "Walk Two Moons" because it shares experiences about growing up and what it's like to be a kid. I liked it because it is told from the point of view of a little girl, and it made me feel like I was in her shoes watching the world around her. I also liked the morals that it taught about racism and the judging other people. Another thing I liked was that I learned a lot more about the depression. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for something that will make them think and wants to learn some valuable lessons about life.