While reading To Kill a Mockingbird, the character I most identified with was Scout. Growing up I was a total tom-boy and hated (and still hate) to wear dresses or skirts. I loved to play in the mud, climb trees and get dirty. All of these things I still love to do, but being a girl of five years, I was unusual. I lost all interest in dolls around age four and spent most of my time outside. I had a special tree that I called my own and didn't allow anyone to come near it, much less climb it. I constantly had to be entertained, and if I was inside too long, I would start to go stir-crazy. I was so free and had not a care in the world. Like Scout, I hated going to school because it was too easy. Elementary school is still taught at the same level and was monotonous for me as well.
On a deeper level, this book shows me how messed up life is sometimes. How there is evil in the world but we need to try to find the good. Like Scout and Boo Radley. She saw him as an evil being, but later sees the good in him. Beneath the marred surface of his reputation and peoples' judgement, was his kind heart that showed through his actions. Also, Tom Robinson was completely innocent of the crime held against him, but the evil of racism reigned in society and clouded the jury's view of justice. This book is rich in life lessons that Scout learns during this time of her life, lessons that we can use as well.
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