To Kill a Mockingbird
Manali Gantaram Ms. Asuncion English 9H 22 February 2016 To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird , written by Harper Lee, is an enormously popular book about a young girl growing up in a Southern American town in the 1930’s. This story is not only engaging and interesting, but it also contains a variety of important lessons which are conveyed to the reader through symbolism. Set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, To Kill a Mockingbird , tells the story of a six-year- old girl named Scout, her older brother Jem, and their father Atticus, a lawyer. The story focuses on their day-to- day activities and adventures, giving us a glimpse of what life in the south was like in the 1930’s. To Kill a Mockingbird remains as one of the most popular American books not only for its gripping storyline, but because of the moral lessons it teaches. The symbolic...