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Summary: Andres Review on To Kill A Mockingbird
Review: To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee is not a bad book. I enjoyed the situations that took place and the events that happend in the book. I disagree though with the character choice, not necessarily the choices but who the narrator should have been. I dont believe that Scout would be able to remeber things like the problems that took place let alone being able to basically turn away a mob? At her age things like that are hard to beleive espceially her and jem and Dill sneaking around at night? Its hard to beleive children not even ten years of age could accomplish sneaking out like that and not getting caught is very hard to beleive im 16 and cant even sneak out like those characters. I'd like to see this book from an older adults view like Atticus or a black persons view like Calpurnia. Overall the book is quite enjoyable and I do recommend it to other peolpe my age and older, this is one book i may read more then once
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Summary: Great book...
Review: To Kill a Mockingbird is a great story. It invloves Atticus Finch and his two children Scout and Jem who mature through the story. The main part of the book is a trial where Atticus is defending a black man who is accused of raping a low-class white woman. The people of the town are against what Atticus is doing and through this and the rest the story, you learn about racism, predjudice, and maturatiopn. Harper Lee does a good job of describing the setting and the characters. And her style of writing involves telling the story through the children's perspective with humor, and good decriptions. Overall this a good book that involves many issues that you might face in life, and I recommend that you read this book.
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Summary: Such A Beautiful Classic!!
Review: Set in Maycomb Alabama, Harper Lee has created a wonderful story for all ages.Lawyer Atticus Finch along with his daughter Scout, son Jem and their friend Dill Harris,are at the nucleus of this tale. The children are adorable and innocent but as they spend their
summers together in this Southern state of Alabama, they are brought into direct contact with class distinction and racial discrimination at a very early age. Their father Atticus, a very fair and practical man is appointed to defend a black man Tom Robinson, who is
said to have allegedly raped a Caucasian woman Mayella Ewell. That crime is more seriously taken or just as seriously taken as a murder.It should be noted that this particular family although considered 'white trash' by the Macombe society are seen as extremely prejudiced and extremely poor, headed by a father who can be very violent at times. The innocence of these children are broken as the are caught up in the events which lead to the trial of this man. They witness the case which brings to light the hated and racial society they live in of which they want no part. This is a book that I wish I had read a long time ago. I recommend it highly!! Heather Marshall
May 13th,2002
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Summary: to kill a mocking bird
Review: Hi im Dan and im 15 years old. I have just finished reading this book for my tenth grade english class. I thought this book was a very good book. I liked how this book relates to everyday life and even though this book was written many years ago, people still deal with the some of the same everyday issues that this book deals with. This book dealt mainly with racism and although racism is still around us, alot of poeple have learned to look beyond the color of a persons skin. I thought this was a well written book and would recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Lee's amazing writing style
Review: Nelle Harper Lee did a job well done when writing this book. To Kill a Mockingbird reminded me of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, describing the truths of humankind's hate and prejudice. Lee's novel was based on her own childhood past in southern Alambama in the 1930's. She put the aspects of prejudice, discrimination, stereotypes, and justice into an intelligent child's perspective. As most other child-point-of-view books, I found To Kill A Mockingbird more thought provoking than adventuresome. "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." A mockingbird sings its' heart out to make beautiful music, and never eat up gardens or nest in corncribs. That's why it's a sin to kill them. Lee used the symbolic mockingbird to depict the innocence of a few of the characters in the book. Such as Tom Robinson, a black man who never did a thing to harm anyone else, but was accused and charged of rape to a poor white woman because of his race. This book unmasks a county's feelings of prejudice and hate. The author incorporates a man defending to save a black man's life while teaching his children the unjust ways of the world. "As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it - whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes form, that white man is trash." Lee did a wonderful, unlike any other author, in making a book about the maturation of a child and the steps made into the real world.
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Summary: can't believe it... that how many ignorant people there are.
Review: If you CAN'T really judge the value of the book, don't dare read it. The ministry of education made a bad, bad choice of making not-so-intelligent average high school students to read this significant, profound, and well-praised bestseller in history (yes, it sells more than any other books in the world, perhaps only surpassed by the Bible.) It's way more than just another hackneyed civil rights book, it's more than an "infantile" (maybe the person who said this was infantile either slept all the way through his or her English classe"S" or didn't have any extra memory in his or her brain to process the fact that a child's point of view was deliberately used to illustrate the point.)plotline, it's indescribably brilliant and skillful in presentation. READ READ READ and buy and come back here and add more star to the review page of this book so that it counters the effect of star 1 or 2 of some dense readers .
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Summary: To Kill a Mockingbird
Review: To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is truly a classic book in the history of American literature, and will always be a favorite book of mine. The book tells the story of Jean-Louise (known as Scout) Finch, a young girl who learns very valuable lessons beginning at the tender age of six. Most of her time is spent with her older brother Jem and Dill, a boy about Scouts age who visits every summer. As the book begins, the reader discovers that Atticus Finch, the father of Scout, is an attorney who is about to tengo with an extremely controversial case. Tom Robinson, an African American who had respect for anyone and everyone, was accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a poor white girl who also happens to be the daughter of Bob Ewell, a low life racist who was out to get any negro he could. Although all evidence is circumstantial, and although Mr. Atticus Finch did such a good job representing Tom that we could all be sure he was innocent, Mr. Robinson was found guilty of rape. While in jail, Tom makes a fatal mistake and attempts to escape from prison. As he tries to climb the fence, Tom is shot seventeen times and his life was put to end. Even though the case was a major part of the story, many other adventures occur during the course of the book. To find out what these other adventures are, your just going to have to read it for yourself!
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Summary: Harper Lee's method of characterization
Review: Harper Lee has created a wonderful book containing many details. One way Lee made this book so enjoyable is the way she constructed her characters. She made me feel like I was a friend of Scout's and that I knew all of them very well. Speech played a big role in forming each character. By the way they talked, you could tell who they were around and how they were acting. When scout was around all of his friends from school he would cuss and talk mean to everyone. This showed how scout was trying to fit in and how he was acting aound all of his classmates. When Cal took the children to the black church she stopped talking in proper English like she always did at home. This showed the part of her that was her history and culture. It let the kids and the readers know that around people that she can relate to, she is more herself. People would talk about Atticus say he was a bad person for defending Tom, but then Scout would get into fights. The actions of Scout showed us how protective of her family she is. The way Atticus is being talked about lets us know how everyone sees him. The other way we get to know these characters so well is how they are described. Dill is described as a little guy. This gives us a visual picture that Dill is around the same size as scout and we can begin to see him as we read. Lee did a wonderful job and these characters were very appropriately described.
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Summary: Motive for the novel
Review: I believe that there are many reasons that Harper Lee wrote this book. In my opinion the main reason for the book is to inform people about a time period in America, which is often overlooked or not known about. Before I read this book I had never heard of the Scottsboro trial. I learned a lot about the trial and some of the things that took place. Another reason I why I think Lee wrote this book was to entertain. I found this book for the most part entertaining and enjoyable to read. I liked all of the foreshadowing, metaphors, and moral values.
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Summary: In one word SUPERB
Review: I actually would have given this book more than 5 stars-its wonderfull.i have read this book again and again and have not tired of it.Atticus Finch is one of the most amazing charectors ever wriitten-yes perhaps he's too perfect but it makes me like him more.The morals in this book were subtle and its part of the reading experience to understand and embibe the morals in this book. This is one book I reccomend to everybody....
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