| Booktalk
#1
The town that Scout and her
family lived in had its set ways, set beliefs, and set rumors. One of those
rumors was what had happened to Boo Radley. It started when Dill came to
town and decided he wanted Boo Radley to come out. Along with Maycomb’s
set ways, beliefs, and rumors, it had its set prejudices. Black people
lived on the outskirts of the town while the Whites lived comfortably in
the inner city. It was the way of the town that Blacks and Whites never
mixed socially, only in business if necessary. When Atticus, Scout’s father
agrees to defend a Black man named Tom Robinson without being forced to,
Scout’s world is turned upside down forever. The book To Kill
A Mockingbird teaches us about a young girl’s struggle in life to figure
out why people are prejudiced against those who are different. Share in
Scout’s lessons about prejudices and stereotypes by reading To Kill
A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. (Becca R., 8th grade student, Rundlett
Middle School)
Booktalk #2
Told in the eyes of the children
of a small town lawyer, Lee takes us back to the 1930's as she weaves a
story of racial prejudice and ignorance prevalent amongst the South during
this time period. A black man is falsely accused of raping a young
white woman. While the narrator, a young girl named Scout and her
brother Jem are experiencing life typical of children their age during
this time period, they are also discovering the ugliness of racism, since
their father, a widower, is defending the black man. The story is
told in first person by scout, the girl.
What a profound impact this book had on me! Atticus acts as a quiet
hero while setting a positive example for his children. This book
moved me to tears. I was especially inspired by how the children
were affected by the town's racism and how they stood up for their father.
(Kathy McCabe mccabe56@bellsouth.net)
Booktalk #3
This was a great book. It is
based on a black man accused of raping a white girl in the 1930's. The
book goes through his trials and the struggle he and his family had to
face. It tells about the white lawyer who defends and his family’s triumphs
because of his defending a black guy. (Angie Newsom, College Student) |
