My review: 3/5
Two of the quotes from this book are really
inspiring-
''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’'
''Its never an insult to be called what
somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it
doesn't hurt you’'
I actually found the first part of the book
quite boring for some reason but when the court scene started in second part,
it started getting interesting. When the book was first published, it became
immediate bestseller. I guess it was because of Atticus’ character and
emphasised racism of that time. The book summaries the life of Scout and her
brother for three years, narrated by Scout herself. It is a tough narrative but
I really liked the role of Atticus Finch. His character went on to become one
of the best fictional characters of 20th century literature. The story mainly
focuses on two parts. First, on how people become victim of racism and
prejudice in every possible way. This is still the case in 21st century so I
assume it was more common in 20th century. Secondly, children always look up to
their parents and follow their footsteps. It was interesting to see how Atticus
deals with his children in different situations. However, at the end, it was
quite confusing to understand who actually is the Mockingbird here? Scout and
Jem? Boo Radley? Or Tom Robinson?
I would like to end this review by writing my
favourite line of the book – ‘There
is a black boy dead for no reason, and man responsible for it’s dead. Let the
dead bury the dead this time, Mr Finch. Let the dead bury the dead.’
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