Kids, under the impression of scary stories about Boo, think he is a monster. Jem, Scout, and their friend Dill Harris are curious about the life of Arthur “Boo” Radley, who lives nearby and never leaves his house. Her widowed father, Atticus Finch, is a lawyer who also raises Scout’s older brother Jem - Jeremy Finch. The whole story is narrated by a little girl Scout, Jean Louise Finch, who ages from 6 to 9 years old. The plot of the book takes place in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the early 1930s, the years of the Great Depression. Thus, modern readers can see how American society has revolutionized and changed their opinions and attitude towards those who look differently. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee demonstrates what it was like to be white and black men in the pre-Civil Rights Movement era. Perhaps this hopeful tone attracts more and more readers and makes it one of the most influential books in American culture. To Kill a Mockingbird explores the darker side of the human being, but as it is narrated by a little girl named Scout, it gives hope for the better. She lives through it at such a young age but doesn’t lose hope for good to come and change things for the better. She sees how human lives are unfairly and thoughtlessly ruined due to set social standards. The story is written from the perspective of a child who becomes a witness to a collapse of morals. Harper Lee’s novel shows us our past and lets us see how the situation has changed since that time. On to the Themes in “To Kill a Mockingbird”
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