Tolog Review: To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
reviewed by Kysa Hayashi

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee is an excellent book. Harper Lee captivates her readers with her diverse colorful characters and how they face racism in the 1930’s. The main character Jean Louise Finch (Scout), a little girl, learns the harsh realities of discrimination in black and white society. Scout’s father, Atticus Finch, a lawyer defends a black man who is accused of raping a white girl. As a result, Scout and her brother Jem are bullied and learn quickly that blacks and whites are not equal in their town. “My folks said your daddy was a disgrace an’ that nigger oughta hang from the water bank” (Lee 87). It is a story about Scout learning from her father’s integrity and valuable lessons of life. “Atticus was right….. you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them” (Lee 321). She learns to be her own person and judge people not by color but by who they are.

This book had been hands down the best book I have read in a long time. To Kill a Mockingbird is for anyone who wants to read, laugh, or cry.