Book Review: To kill a mockingbird
The Pulitzer Prize winning book is surely a delight to read!
𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙚: 𝙏𝙤 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙗𝙞𝙧𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙚
𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚: 𝙁𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
𝙋𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨: 309
Harper Lee's richly textured classic novel is a joy to read. Set amidst the beautiful rural scenario of Maycomb County(South United States) , the book throws light on the themes of racism and justice.
Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Lee vividly depicts the hypocrisy prevalent among the people of Maycomb County with exuberant humour. Atticus Finch emerges rather as an unconventional hero, trying hard to fulfil his duties as a single parent to his doting offsprings, Jean Louise Finch(Scout) and Jeremy Finch(Jem), with the aid of the cook Calpurnia.
Atticus Finch is a lawyer at the Maycomb county court-house, who tried all means possible to prove his negro client, Tom Robinson, innocent. The latter was wrongly charged with the rape of a white girl, Maywell. The folks of Maycomb county addressed Atticus as 'nigger-lover' owing to the sole fact that he was fighting for a Negro, a coloured man, which was quite unwelcome to certain folks of the countryside.
Scout & Jem's playful banter with Dill during the summer holidays & their fascination for Boo Radley(who used to remain secluded in his own quarters) made them curious to know why Radley remained a recluse. However, he later appears to be a very positive character as he helped the siblings at their most critical hour.
In a place where white people bear a loathsome attitude towards the colored people, it is hardly that justice will be delivered to Tom Robinson. Despite Atticus' efforts to prove his client innocent, Judge Taylor acquitted Tom guilty, who later met his end after a tragic incident.
"𝙁𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚",𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙. ✨