I finished reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This story is about a young girl, named Scout, growing up amongst racism and the great depression. When a trial emerges the entire town must reconsider their views of people and the times. In this journal, I will be using the reading strategy evaluating.
G- Throughout the book Mockingbirds are a significant symbol.
Y- Mockingbirds are people who have been introduced to the harsh truths and still stay sensitive to situations and stay true to what is right and their beliefs.
R- why it is bad to kill a mockingbird?
• Because they are defenseless and it is wrong to take advantage of someone who is defenseless.
R- Remaining sensitive to things.
• When children first see scary and unjust
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The book describes killing a mockingbird as a heartless act because it is like taking advantage of someone that is defenseless. When Jem and Scout are given toy guns as a gift from their father, Atticus, he states, “Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird,” (Lee 119). This can be taken literally and figuratively because the birds do nothing wrong their entire lives and leave you alone it is unsound to kill one. The book makes us realize that as we age we are desensitized to the world around us. When children are first introduced to scary or unjust situations it is still very new to them so they respond in black and white, what is wrong and what is right. An example would be the way Dill and Jem reacted to the trial. Dill did not care for the way Mr. Gilmer interrogated Tom so harshly, and Jem did not agree with the outcome of the trial, he is so upset he is crying angry tears. Whereas, adults have become immune to the sadness of a situation like this and many had long forgotten the trial one or two days after the jury’s decision. Part of being a Mockingbird is staying true to what is right and sticking up for what you believe in. It is not difficult to believe that the town