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A review by nataliejordin_writes
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
5.0
To Kill a Mockingbird is considered a classic piece of literature than is now being banned. It is a book most students were and are required to reading in middle and high school; though most seemed to have forgotten it content and the education it gives on racial discrimination. In a world where people assume racism doesn't exist anymore, i think banning books like these is the last thing to do.
This novel is about a black man being accused of sexually assaulting a white woman; the kids of the black man's lawyer, and how they view this recent turn of events that makes no sense to them.
The plot is so close to real life, that nobody should ever deny the existence of racism, but it happens. Harper explains the injustice of what happens when a black man is accused of a crime. Whether guilty or innocent, a black man is always guilty. It is supposed to open the eyes of those blinded by hatred, fear, and privilege, but she's no miracle worker.
Scout, Dale and Jim are what children are before the world shows them that only they matter. Before their parents and grandparents chastise them for wanting to be with the little black girl in their class. Before they learn the hatred in the n-word. Their father is what happens when the privileged finally open their eyes to see that the world is unjust to certain people, and no one is doing anything about it.
Overall, I think this book should be mandatory reading. Anything that makes privilege uncomfortable is a great thing. There are newer classics in the making that accomplishes this as well.
What's your view on older classics? Drop them below. If you're pressed for time, and this was a quick read in between tasks, drop a pink heart in the comments.
Love, peace, and dope reading!
-NJ
This novel is about a black man being accused of sexually assaulting a white woman; the kids of the black man's lawyer, and how they view this recent turn of events that makes no sense to them.
The plot is so close to real life, that nobody should ever deny the existence of racism, but it happens. Harper explains the injustice of what happens when a black man is accused of a crime. Whether guilty or innocent, a black man is always guilty. It is supposed to open the eyes of those blinded by hatred, fear, and privilege, but she's no miracle worker.
Scout, Dale and Jim are what children are before the world shows them that only they matter. Before their parents and grandparents chastise them for wanting to be with the little black girl in their class. Before they learn the hatred in the n-word. Their father is what happens when the privileged finally open their eyes to see that the world is unjust to certain people, and no one is doing anything about it.
Overall, I think this book should be mandatory reading. Anything that makes privilege uncomfortable is a great thing. There are newer classics in the making that accomplishes this as well.
What's your view on older classics? Drop them below. If you're pressed for time, and this was a quick read in between tasks, drop a pink heart in the comments.
Love, peace, and dope reading!
-NJ