To Kill a Mockingbird

The author of “To Kill a Mockingbird” is by Harpee Lee, and I would relate to his other books, but I’ve never read any. This was about a father of two kids, who struggles to find ways to protect an African American from be prosecuted for “raping” a little Caucasian girl. This book is all about discrimination and how bad it was, then. The family had many struggles to get through to protect this man. The kids also got into some problems, which will make this a little more interesting for younger persons. They meet a lot of new friends and there are some great, but sad stories.

The characters of this story are important. You get  attached to them and you understand them. The main character of the book was “Scout”. She is intelligent for a young lady and knows how to pack-a-punch. She always beats up on her brother and they are always getting into ridiculous arguments. The father of the story is Addicus Finch and he is very smart and nice. His son’s name is “Jem”. Jem isn’t the smartest one in the world, but he sure is funny. They also live with a black woman named “Calpurnia”, she was their cook. Calpurnia, herself was also hilarious. These are all great characters and they’re easy to get along with and relate.

This book is VERY good, but confusing. Sometimes a little too much goes on at once. This book also gets very boring, but the boring parts are the most important. I would recommend this book if you’re into books that take place in the south, awhile back. This is also a sad book and I would not recommend younger children read “To Kill a Mockingbird”. It is also some-what challenging to read, because the dialogue is how southerners write and speak. I loved reading this book, and if you’re like me, you would too.

Book Review by Ian D.