What do you guys think of "To Kill a Mockinbird?"

GreecePwns · Post by **GreecePwns** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:07 pm

I just want to know what I'm getting myself into. I have to read it for english class.

hecter · Post by **hecter** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:08 pm

I don't imagine you'll like it very much.

firth4eva · Post by **firth4eva** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:23 pm

i got pissed off when i reached the end and found out it had nothing about killing birds in

cawck mongler · Post by **cawck mongler** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:24 pm

Its not that bad, they kill a black guy at the end.

0ojakeo0 · Post by **0ojakeo0** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:25 pm

i read huckelburry finn

dustn64 · Post by **dustn64** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:38 pm

I checked it out, read two pages, said "screw this", and threw it in the librarians face.

firth4eva · Post by **firth4eva** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:39 pm

dustn64 wrote:I checked it out, read two pages, said "screw this", and threw it in the librarians face.

like i do with nearly all books i pick up

Hitman079 · Post by **Hitman079** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:46 pm

0ojakeo0 wrote:i read huckelburry finn

now THAT book was terrible. almost the entire thing is vernacular dialogue you'll be struggling to understand. and c'mon firth, that was a joke from the simpsons [BUSTED]

bedub1 · Post by **bedub1** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:52 pm

It's a great book, a great movie, a great play.....

Koronna · Post by **Koronna** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:11 pm

i read the book for english two years ago...it was ok when i first read it; i don't think you'll like it atm. but when you look back to it after some time it was actually a pretty good book. watch out for themes, you might need to write an essay on them

GreecePwns · Post by **GreecePwns** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:12 pm

Koronna wrote:i read the book for english two years ago...it was ok when i first read it; i don't think you'll like it atm. but when you look back to it after some time it was actually a pretty good book. watch out for themes, you might need to write an essay on them

Actually, our essay is going to be about parent/child relationships.

CrazyAnglican · Post by **CrazyAnglican** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:19 pm

It's an excellent book. Not exactly page turning suspense, but a great look at society from a child's eyes. There should be alot to write about with Atticus Finch's realtionship with Jem and Scout. There are plenty of other parent-child relationships mentioned to compare and contrast.

Avron · Post by **Avron** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:41 pm

You can watch the movie, the entire thing, at the start of The Darkness in your girlfriends apartment, I did.

GreecePwns · Post by **GreecePwns** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:44 pm

Well, I read up to Chapter 7 (as I was assigned), and it's a bit on the boring side. Will it change?

hecter · Post by **hecter** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:45 pm

GreecePwns wrote:Well, I read up to Chapter 7 (as I was assigned), and it's a bit on the boring side. Will it change?

Not that much, no...

soundout9 · Post by **soundout9** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:46 pm

i have to read that sometime this year too

dustn64 · Post by **dustn64** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:54 pm

use sparkotes

gethine · Post by **gethine** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:41 pm

there are far worse books to read in school

misterman10 · Post by **misterman10** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:41 pm

I read it for school, and I don't remember what it was about...so it was a terrible book.

Iz Man · Post by **Iz Man** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:22 pm

No offense (well, maybe a little), but the ignorance of youth here at CC is astounding.
Both "To Kill A Mockingbird" & "Huck Finn" are both outstanding examples of quality literature; and film as well (as far as TKAM is concerned).

It's amazing how clueless the current "scholastic generation" can be at times.

Like I said........ no offense........

Stymie · Post by **Stymie** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:23 pm

That is a very good book.
In my opinion, the movie was just as good as the book.
Gregory Peck does a great job.
I don't know the name of the girl who played Scout, but she was very good as well.
I can't believe there are so many of you that hated the book.

dustn64 · Post by **dustn64** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:24 pm

Iz Man wrote:No offense (well, maybe a little), but the ignorance of youth here at CC is astounding.
Both "To Kill A Mockingbird" & "Huck Finn" are both outstanding examples of quality literature; and film as well (as far as TKAM is concerned).

It's amazing how clueless the current "scholastic generation" can be at times.

Like I said........ no offense........

I don't think that the book is not a good examples of mankind but the interest I had in the book plummted once I got through the first page. I enjoy other book that have symbols for mankind such as Lord of the Flies. But TKAM didn't suit my taste.

Stymie · Post by **Stymie** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:37 pm

I don't think that the book is not a good examples of mankind but the interest I had in the book plummted once I got through the first page. I enjoy other book that have symbols for mankind such as Lord of the Flies. But TKAM didn't suit my taste.

I really don't understand how you can say that. Did you even finish reading the book?

btownmeggy · Post by **btownmeggy** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:45 pm

gethine wrote:there are far worse books to read in school

It's OK. Gethine's approximation is about as close to the truth as you can get.

I'd go ahead and actually read the whole thing, if I were you, even though it's kinda long.

It's worth it. If you don't read it now, you'll one day soon really wish you had.

Stymie · Post by **Stymie** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:48 pm

firth4eva wrote:i got pissed off when i reached the end and found out it had nothing about killing birds in

The title of "To Kill a Mockingbird" has very little literal connection to the plot, but it carries a great deal of symbolic weight in the book. In this story of innocents destroyed by evil, the “mockingbird” comes to represent the idea of innocence. Thus, to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence.