»To Kill A Mockingbird: Book (Harper Lee) and Movie«
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  To Kill A MockingbirdThe story is set in a small Southern area, Maycomb County , and the pace and tone of the novel reflects the era it was set in - post-depression, humid, quiet, slow life. The story is told from the point of view of a 6 year old tomboy-ish girl, Jean Louise Finch , affectionately called Scout , whose world revolves around her 10 year old brother Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem) and her middle-aged father Atticus Finch . What is amazing about this book is that it is not just a narration of events - it really feels as though the girl is talking to us, as though we are growing up with her, experiencing with her. For the time that you read this book, you live in Maycomb County, sweating in the heat, while playing around the yard, running behind Jem, and taking part in everything these kids do. As a kid, even the smallest of occurences captures our imagination. They have a mysterious neighbour Boo Radley , an irritating old lady down the street Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose , school for Scout and an interesting summer-neighbour Charles Baker Harris (Dill). And, of course, the sensational trial of Tom Robinson , a coloured man wrongly accused of assaulting and raping Mayella Violet Ewell , a simpleton girl, daughter to Robert E. Lee Ewell (Bob Ewell), ignorant, filthy, white trash that drinks away his relief checks leaving his eight children nothing, leaving them to live like animals. This is a slow, laid back narrative of a young girl's life from her grown-up self's point of view, and it shows us how she matures from a simplistic girl to an understanding being, accepting both the good and the evil in the world. The title To Kill A Mockingbird signifies the crimes that our society perpetrates - a mockingbird is only a songbird, it doesn't cause anyone harm, it doesn't destroy anything, it just sings to its and our heart's content. And killing a Mockingbird, just because you have a gun, would be a great sin indeed. We see Mockingbirds around us, everywhere, and there are quite a few in the book. Not all of them survive the onslaught that society has for them - save, the young girl who sheds her innocence and accepts the world for what it is, without becoming cynical or apathetic in any way. One of the most lovable characters ever created in English Literature, is Atticus Finch. A most patient, long-suffering man who tries to raise his children by example, his wife having died when the girl was 2 years old, Atticus may not be a model parent, but he certainly is a most comforting and mature human being. Everything he does, is subjected to some simple rules that he has laid down for his children to follow as well: (1) Be the same on the public streets as you are inside your house (2) Don't do something that you may regret later, that you may be ashamed of owning up to later (3) To really understand someone, put yourself in their skin and walk around in it for a bit, and then see if you are in a position to judge them (4) You have no right to lord yourself over another person - be it by attitude, showing off your strength or even just stating a fact (5) Everything has two sides - listen to both. It is a precious read, but many people might say too slow or idyllic for their tastes. Nevertheless, it is one of those books that does leave an imprint on you, at least for a little while in the afterglow of having finished it. Read it. I watched the movie, and then read the book, so I had pictures to go along with the people in the book, but I wouldn't recommend doing it this way or the other - whatever you can get your hands on first 
posted by ryder |
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 ryder: a mockingbird is only a songbird, it doesn't cause anyone harm, it doesn't destroy anything, it just sings to its and our heart's content. Actually they are mean and nasty little birds. 
They attack people more than any other bird in the South. They used to dive bomb me when I was walking to college through a city park as a freshman. The mockingbird is Florida's state bird, by the way. posted by MindSlave |
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MindSlave: They used to dive bomb me when I was walking to college through a city park as a freshman. Not only a Florida favorite, it is the State Bird of Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas.
... Mockingbirds are extremely territorial and become defensive against potential predators. If you or your child or pet approaches a nest, either knowingly or otherwise, the mockingbird will defend its nest by swooping and chasing the intruder. No known harm has resulted in attacks from mockingbirds. This behavior is temporary and will only continue for as long as there are hatchlings in the nest (about two weeks). It is best to avoid the nesting area during this short period. [CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS PICTURE] [CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS PICTURE] posted by ryder |
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 i had a pet mockingbird at one time. one of my roomates saw a baby mocking bird on the groud outside of our house and decided to pick it up and bring it inside since it couldnt fly...yyyeah, anyway, he says he did it because there were a bunch of stray cats in the area that would have killed it. anyway, we kept for a while, fed it and all that until it got bigger, then it learned how to fly so we let it go...but it didn't want to go, it came back and was sitting on the railing by our front door. it eventually took off and never came back though. oh, the mockingbird is the state bird of Texas. but about the book and movie, i read the book first back in 9th grade...back in 1994, then we watched the movie...i liked the book better, they left some stuff out of the movie...but that is to be expected. this version is the best, i think:  posted by allone |
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Yeah me and my boyz gonna find them mockingbirds that dive-bombed me a bust a cap in their ass. 
posted by MindSlave |
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