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Author: Harper Lee
Recommended Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This novel reveals themes of racial discrimination, the nature of good and evil, wrongful conviction, and growth through the eyes of Scout. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961.

The biggest realization from the novel is that one cannot truly understand a person unless they walk in their shoes and consider things from their perspective.

In 1962, the novel was adapted into a film of the same name, "To Kill a Mockingbird." I will watch the movie later.

Summary:

• Back then, life had a slow pace.

• "You can never truly understand a person unless you consider things from their perspective..."

• Dill sincerely agreed with this action plan. He has now become an annoying ghost, following Jem around all day. Earlier this summer, he even proposed to me, but quickly forgot about it. He used to chase after me relentlessly, claiming I was the only girl he ever loved, but then he started ignoring me.

• Miss Maudie hates her house. To her, staying inside is a waste of time.

• "We can never truly understand what others have experienced. Who knows what secrets are hidden behind closed doors..."

• We can't give up fighting for victory just because we've been defeated for the past hundred years.

• "I took a deep breath. Well, first of all, you never gave me a chance to explain myself - you started scolding me right away. Every time Jem and I argue, Atticus never just listens to his side, he always hears me out. Secondly, you told me that those curse words should only be used in extreme anger, and at that moment, Francis made me so angry that I wanted to punch him in the face..."

• When a child asks you a question, you should answer seriously and not dodge the question. Even though they are just children, they can sense when you are avoiding the question, and that will only confuse them.

• "She can't help it. Sick people sometimes look unpleasant."

• Atticus said, "'Sympathizer of Negroes' is just a meaningless term, like 'snot-nose.' It's hard to explain - some ignorant people think that caring for black people means caring for them more than for us, so they use this term. This term has also become a common phrase for ordinary people like us, used to label others as lowly and ugly."

• If someone uses that word to insult you, it doesn't diminish your character. It only shows how pitiful the person insulting you is, and their insults can't hurt you.

• I want you to learn something from her - I want you to see what true courage is, instead of mistakenly thinking that someone holding a gun is brave. Courage is knowing that you're going to lose before you even start, but still going ahead and doing it anyway, and sticking with it no matter what happens.

• Life was orderly when he was around; it was unbearable when he wasn't.

• Atticus once said that one way to determine if a witness is lying or telling the truth is to listen to their words, not observe their appearance.

• Some people cry for the suffering they bring upon others - they don't even think about it. They cry for the suffering caused by white people to black people, without stopping to think that black people are also human beings.

• In this courtroom, not a single person has never lied, not a single person has never done something immoral, and not a single man has never desired any woman.

• "We all know that the idea of 'all men are created equal' that some people instill in us is actually a fallacy - in fact, some people are smarter and wiser than others, some people have more opportunities than others, because they were born that way. Some men make more money than others, and some women make better cakes than others - in short, some people are naturally more talented and gifted than the majority of ordinary people."

• I don't know, but they did it. They did it before, they did it again tonight, and they will do it again in the future, and when they do... only children seem to cry. Goodnight.

• I just want to tell you that in this world, some people are born to do the unpleasant work for us. Your father is one of them.

• When you grow up a little more, you will realize that there are white people deceiving black people every day. But let me tell you one thing, you must always remember - any white person who does such cruel things to black people, no matter who they are, no matter how wealthy or noble they may be, that white person is scum.

• The thing that disgusts me the most in this world is when low-class white people deceive innocent and ignorant black people. Don't fool yourself - these actions accumulate day by day, and we will eventually pay the price for them. I hope it's not your generation that has to repay.

• "I used to think the same way when I was your age." He finally spoke, "If there was only one kind of person in the world, why couldn't they get along? If they were all the same, why would they despise each other? Scout, I think I'm starting to understand why Boo Radley always stays inside... it's because he 'wants' to shut himself in."

• "Killing a disabled person is a sin, whether they were standing, sitting, or running away. He compared Tom's death to a hunter and ignorant children senselessly killing songbirds."

• "You can never truly understand a person unless you walk in their shoes and consider things from their perspective."

• "Scout, most people are good, you'll find that out eventually."