Great stories don't teach us anything new but rather remind us of our humanity and what we already know to be true about ourselves. The irony in this story was always changing. The author uses the controlling metaphor, “mockingbird” which represents innocence. In this story, we are always asking ourselves, Why? This story was written from a child’s perspective that also adults can relate to. The characters undergo significant changes over a span of years. They must deal with issues such as racism, rape, injustice, and murder. Even though this novel depicts extraordinary circumstances in the 1930s in the Southern United States, many of us can relate to some of the issues. We can form our opinions and also have debates on what is morally right or wrong. This helps us to grow mentally through life experiences. We can grow, whether we are school children or adults. That is the purpose of this story. "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird".
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" We can form our opinions and also have debates on what is morally right or wrong... "
ReplyDeleteCertainly I did feel that same notion as I finished reading the novel. It challenged me too to ask myself whether, at this focal stage in my life, I am striving to do, " what is morally right, " and if I'm constantly avoiding what is morally wrong. Glad to know I wasn't the only one who did this.
-Lorenzo.