Wednesday, October 23, 2013

To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee

"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". Tomboy Scout Finch comes of age in a small Alabama town during a crisis in 1935. She admires her father Atticus, how he deals with issues of racism, injustice, intolerence and bigotry, his  courage and his love.

 It was the first time I was reading a classical novel from American literature. I wasn't dissapointed at all. The storyteller is a girl, named Scout, aged from 9 years old. She talks about her life and everything happens in her small town, Maycomb. It's interesting to learn social life from 30's through a young perspective. Scout has to handle different situations since her dad -Atticus- has to defend a black man, accused of raping a white woman. So, with one book you will be able to heard about racism, injustice, social status... I'm maybe too young (18 years still), to be deeply touched by the book but I enjoyed reading it, and the perspective Atticus has on life. Stars :      (4 stars on 5)
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."  — Harper Lee 

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