Love reading it keeps me faithful & strong

Love reading it keeps me faithful & strong  Read Less

I read and listened to this book. On the audio, Sissy Spacek was the reader. In my head, I wanted to hear the movie actors! I...  Read More

I read and listened to this book. On the audio, Sissy Spacek was the reader. In my head, I wanted to hear the movie actors! I had forgotten many of the parts of this book, since the movie and the play concentrate mainly on the trial of Tom Robinson.This book is about a small town, Maycomb, Alabama. It is the story of the Finch children, Jem and Scout, and their life in this small town. Their father, Atticus, is a lawyer. The children have a relatively carefree childhood. They play as most young children do, making up stories, play acting, and being scared of what they perceive is a monster living down the street. There are villains and good people in the story.The changing point of the story is when Atticus defends Tom Robinson on a count of rape of Mayella Ewell. Since Tom is a black man and Mayella is white, the verdict was pretty much decided before the trial even happened. Atticus defended Tom as best he could, and everyone knew that Bob Ewell, Mayella's father, is really the one who beat her, and that Mayella was the one who advanced on Tom. Yet, in the racially divided south, no one would let a black man go for what they perceived was a slight against a white woman, nor would they accept a black person's word over a white person's word.Scout and Jem watched the trial and the aftermath. They were proud of their father. Their childhood was upset, however, after the harvest play, when they were attacked. Bob Ewell was angry that their father had accused him, and he went after the children. The children escaped with the help of Arthur (Boo) Radley. With newfound respect for Arthur, the children understood what their father had been teaching them - to understand a man, put yourself in their shoes.This is a beautiful story of love, childhood, prejudice, racial injustice, fairness, dignity, caring, and so much more. It is my favorite book of all time.#ToKillAMockingbird #HarperLee  Read Less