Tolog Review: To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
reviewed by Courtney Rasic

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a very insightful and inspiring novel about a boy Jem Finch, his sister Scout, and their father Atticus. This novel is placed in the sleepy, secluded town of Maycomb, Alabama. As you read, you will see the Finches grow up, not only the children but Atticus too. Atticus is a local lawyer in their hometown where everything was very predictable and typical for the Finches. When Atticus was assigned a case to defend a black man charged with raping a white woman, the Finches world was turned up side down and started slowly going downhill. As Atticus is trying to win his defense in court, Jem and Scout are encountering and adventuring new things, which results in them naturally growing different from the person they were from the start of the novel. To Kill A Mockingbird is one of the most moving novels I have ever read. I find it perceptive and touching in the eyes of Scout and how she views everything so differently as she matures and grows up. You can understand the change of age occurring through all of the Finches, especially Jem. Harper Lee’s excellent decision of word choice made the book more intriguing and more exciting to read from every chapter to chapter. Harper Lee, no doubt, does not disappoint and wrote a book that everyone, in my opinion, will love and relate to as they grow up themselves. Lee’s writing and technique is very unique and appreciate her style greatly. In contrast, my impression with some of the content can be taken very hard to understand or follow because of the Southern dialect. In my experience reading and even learning from this book, I would surely recommend it for others to read and hopefully enjoy it as much as I did!