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To Kill A Mockingbird is a story that left me with satisfying warmth after I have completed reading the book. I really enjoyed reading the story, and it was one of those books where I could read on for hours without being stressed. The story was so easy to read, not in vocabulary, but more in its sense of progression, and how the events in the story were told through the filters and understandings of Scout, whose views were yet not polluted by the racist views of those around her.
The story discusses about aspects of human society, whch Scout struggles to understand, such as racism, stereotypes, and the ignorance of those around her in her society. Her views on society differs from the majority, from the influences of Atticus, her father, who is a symbolic figure of ultimate goodness, someone who is able to seek faith and goodwill through understanding and accepting the evil of human beings. Despite their good nature and kindness the Finch’s, just like their last name indicates, are a somewhat vulnerable existence in the old fashioned, closed minded ways of Maycomb county which often treats the feeble, faith seeking innocence and curiosity of children with brutality. However, her views gradually mature, and her understandings of what happens around her becomes clearer as she grows older over the course of few years the story takes place in.
An important aspect of the story is the existence of Boo Radley. He is one of the biggest symbolic figures of the theme of the story: the struggle between good and evil. In the beginning of the story, he was just a childish superstition of Jem and Scout. However, he becomes more real and closer as they start interacting with him through Boo’s kindness, such as the mending of Jem’s pants, and gifts in the tree trunks. In the end, Boo finally becomes a complete human being in Scout’s mind as he saves her and her brother’s lives. Through her courteous, well mannered behaviors towards Boo we can see that Scout has grown up to an understanding individual. He is also a symbolic figure of a sinless individual whose kindness and forgiveness is still present within even in the hardship he was put through to suffer from the seclusion from society. He represents the “mockingbird� the title mentions: a sinless, innocent bird who does no harm, but instead, works hard to make others feel better. In fact, there are many characters are just like mockingbirds, in other words, innocent individuals who have been injured or harmed by contact with society and their evil ways. And perhaps, that is exactly why Boo Radley locks himself up in the safety of his house for protection.
There is a quote which I thought was highly inspirational, and at the same time had a major role in setting the course on who Scout will grow up to be, or at least, who she tries to become as she grows older. It is a quote Atticus had said to her. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.� Scout based her actions on these words of Atticus, and though struggled at first, she finally succeeded in putting herself in Boo Radley’s “skin� and see the world from his point of view, and understand finally, how he looked at the world.
Overall, I really liked this book, and would love to read other books done by Harper Lee. The conclusion of the book nicely wrapped up the story, which some stories fail to do, and that was what I most liked about the story.