Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird

Part I of Essay
There is no doubt that is a moving story of racial injustice in the South as well as a touching coming-of-age story. The courtroom scene demonstrates the depth of the bigotry in the area, stirring the consciences of all readers. Only the most obtuse of readers can fail to ....

Part II of Essay
.... it comes across more as a direct message from the author, as if she had temporarily possessed Scout’s mind. As good as the novel is, this uneven characterization happens throughout. Scout repeatedly discovers ideas that are more suited to someone much older. She would act like a normal child, break off into a philosophical reverie, then revert to her childhood persona once again. Harper Lee is so determined to get her point across that she interjects her points at the expense of character. She manages the job so skillfully that usually t ....