To Kill a Mockingbird Review: Masterpiece or Overrated Classic?
Imagine this- you’re an American lawyer in the Deep South in the 1930s, and you have been tasked with defending a black man accused of violating a white woman. That’s the exact plotline of Harper Lee’s book, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, which was originally published in 1960 yet is still one of the most revered classics recommended often to those with an interest in law, philosophy and sociology, and to classic enjoyers in general. But is it really that good or is it slightly… overrated? So, lets see what this story is actually about, what themes it explores, whether this is a good book to add to your reading list, and why it’s still popular nearly 70 years after it first hit bookstores. Spoiler-Free Summary “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee enters the life of a little girl named Jean and her brother, Jem, as their father Atticus, a lawyer, has been tasked with defending a black man accused of raping a ...
