To Kill A Mockingbird
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4.5 • 469 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN NOVELS EVER WRITTEN'
'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.'
A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man falsely charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s.
The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much.
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story, an anti-racist novel, a historical drama of the Great Depression and a sublime example of the Southern writing tradition.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
First published in 1960, American author Harper Lee’s classic is an affecting and compelling tale that deals with racism, morality and social justice. Set in a small Alabama town during the Great Depression, the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel is narrated by six-year-old Scout, whose father, Atticus Finch, is a righteous lawyer appointed to defend a black man wrongfully accused of rape. To Kill a Mockingbird is an enduring, masterfully written coming-of-age novel about learning to think for yourself, differentiate right from wrong—and fight for your beliefs.
Customer Reviews
Prejudice & redemption
A story of prejudice and redemption, set in the American South in the 1930s. Lee's precocious yet innocent heroine Scout Finch is the voice of conscience in this important novel
More than a classic
Although considered a classic, Harper Lee’s style and clever story telling through the eyes of Scout (a young girl) creates an engaging story that reminds you to always question the “just is”.
It follows the story of Scout and her family as her father defends an African American man in court and the social response that follows. With the story being told by Scout, we see the world and story through the eyes of questioning innocence. The result: powerful commentary, interesting characters, and an undertone of social norms of the day.
A must read at least once in your lifetime.
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