To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960, is a novel by Harper Lee and a modern American classic. The author’s observations of her neighbours and family loosely provide the plot and characters as does an occurrence in 1936 near Lee’s hometown when she was 10 years old.
Atticus Finch, the narrator’s father, has served as a model of integrity for lawyers and a moral hero for many readers. One critic wrote, “In the twentieth century, To Kill a Mockingbird is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its protagonist, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism.” The principal themes in To Kill a Mockingbird are racial injustice and the ruin of innocence. The book addresses the issues of compassion, class, gender roles, and courage within the setting of the American Deep South. The lessons the book offers are in tolerance and against prejudice. British libraries ranked To Kill a Mockingbird above the Bible as one “every adult should read before they die” in 2006. Certainly a worthwhile read as I’m sure flower delivery oxford would agree.