To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic American film published by Harper Lee in 1960 and won a Pulitzer Prize. ** From a first-person perspective, it tells a story that takes place in a small town in the southern United States, and mainly touches on themes such as racial discrimination, social justice, growth, and humanity. The protagonist is a little girl named Scout, whose father, Atticus, is an upright lawyer who defends Tom Robinson, a black man accused of being a white woman, only to be opposed and ridiculed by the whites in the town.
* There is also a mysterious figure in the building, the hermit Arthur Radley next door, who is rumored to be a monster by the townspeople, but is actually a kind man who saves Scout and her brother Jem at a critical moment. The title "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a symbol, a robin is a bird that does not harm humans, but only brings joy to people with a beautiful song, so killing a robin is a sin. Tom and Arthur are both incarnations of robins, both innocent but hurt by the prejudice and cruelty of this world.
After reading this book, I have a lot of feelings and inspiration. First of all, I admire Atticus's courage and sense of justice, although he knows that his defense is futile, he still insists on defending Tom, he teaches his children with his actions, to respect everyone, not to discriminate or despise others because of skin color, status, wealth and poverty, etc., to put yourself in the shoes of others, to have compassion and conscience. He once said, "You can never really understand a person unless you see things from their point of view." I feel that this is a very high level and a difficult thing to do, but if we can do it, we will be able to understand and communicate better, reduce conflicts and misunderstandings, and enhance friendship and trust.
Secondly, I sympathize with the plight of Tom and Arthur, who are both good people who have been destroyed by the injustice and cruelty of this world. Tom is a hard-working black man who has committed no crimes, but is framed by a white woman, found guilty by a biased jury, and shot in the process of escaping, his death is both a tragedy and an irony. Arthur is a shy man who was locked up in the house by his father because he made a mistake in his youth, he is treated as a monster by the people of the town, and his life is a loneliness and a torture. He saves Scout and Jem at the last minute, but he is reluctant to come out to meet people, and his kindness is both a virtue and a sorrow. They are all robins, they are all innocent, they are all victims, and their fate makes me heartache and anger.
In the end, I appreciate Scout's character and growth, she is a smart, curious, brave, and straightforward little girl, she is full of curiosity and exploration about the world, she has also experienced a lot of adventures and setbacks, she has learned a lot from her father, brother, neighbors, teachers, friends, etc., she has gradually realized the complexity and cruelty of this world, she has gradually matured and reasoned, she has gradually had her own opinions and judgments, she has gradually become a thoughtful, characterful, Sympathetic people. Her growth is a kind of happiness and a kind of pain, her growth is a miracle and an inevitability, her growth is a revelation and an encouragement.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a very meaningful and valuable **, it allows me to see a real world, but also allows me to see an ideal world, it makes me feel the good and evil of human nature, and also makes me feel the power of justice, it makes me think about a lot of questions, and it also makes me get a lot of inspiration, it moves me, it shocks me, it makes me laugh, it makes me cry, it makes me love, it makes me hate, it makes me grow, and it makes me grateful. I think this book is worth reading for everyone, it will bring different gains and insights to everyone, it will bring different influences and changes to everyone, and it will bring different life and spirit to everyone.
Biography of Harper Lee
Harper Lee was an American female writer best known for her To Kill a Mockingbird, which depicted racial discrimination in the American South, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was adapted into an Oscar-winning film.
Born in a small town in Alabama in 1926, she studied law before moving to New York to pursue her dream of writing. Her father is a lawyer, and her childhood experiences have many similarities with her ** protagonist, Scout. Her best friend is writer Truman Capote, who is also a character in To Kill a Mockingbird.
She didn't publish any new works after 1960 until 2015, when her second book, Set Up the Watchmen, was published, a manuscript of To Kill a Mockingbird, which tells the story of Scout's adult life.
She died in 2016 at the age of 89 and was hailed as a star in the history of American literature. 2024 Book of Answers