To Kill a Mockingbird, Week One
July 5, 2010
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Posted by Heather
Well hello Monday, where did you come from? To say time got away from me might be an understatement. I’m still sick and what with the holiday… I didn’t get all my chapters read this week, but I’m close!
It is so great to be reading this book again. Scout is such a favorite character, I just love her voice, her attitude. I’ve been skimming through the newly published Scout, Atticus, and Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird, by Mary McDonagh Murphy, and I love what Oprah Winfrey had to say about Scout:
You just liked Scout. You connected with her. I liked her energy. I liked the spirit of her. I liked the freshness of her. I liked the fact that she was so curious. I loved this character so much. The character was so fully realized and showed, even at ten years old, that she knew who she was and was very assertive and had a lot of confidence and believed in herself and was learning about this whole world of racism in such a way that I could feel myself also experiencing or learning about it - my eyes opening as her eyes were opening to it.
That just sums it all up for me. I’m sure I am among thousands of girls who used to wish she were Scout. Even Oprah did! Scout is my favorite part of this book and it’s so great to see her again.
I love how Harper Lee is setting up the story, even so early on. At first glance it just feels like a slice of life introduction to Scout and Jem’s life, but when you look deeper we’re meeting and getting to know important characters; Dill, the Radleys, the Ewells… and perhaps one of the most important “characters,” the class system. Along with race, class plays a huge part in the lives of these characters, and we’re seeing it almost from page 1.
Favorite quote from TKAM so far:
Until I feared I would love it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.
So, how is your reading going so far? Are you rereading this or is it your first time? How long has it been since you read it? I don’t think I’ve read it since Southern Lit in college….about 10 years ago! How is it holding up to your memory? What do you think of Scout? What do you think of the class system Harper Lee is setting up?
If you happen to post anything this week about TKAM, you can link to it here with Mr. Linky! I look forward to reading your thoughts on it.
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