More Chapter Notes (TKAMB)

I feel like it's taking me a long while to get properly into the book. It may have helped if I had been studying it in class with others and having discussions about the different themes. Nevertheless I have found some of the following points very interesting:

• The knot-hole in the tree, and the mysteriously appearing gifts left for Jem and Scout
• The attitude towards the Finch Family in terms of Atticus having to defend a black man in court.

To Kill a Mockingbird chapter notes

Three chapters in and I can already tell why this novel is studied at GCSE level. The language is not completely straight forward and there are a lot of interesting themes that have been introduced such as prejudice and racism.

I like how Lee has used young Scout as a main character to narrate the novel. Young people have really honest perception of everyday life events, and I really admire the honesty and open minded nature that Scout possesses.

The character, Atticus has a really strong grounding and is a good example to everyone. His anti-racist attitude sets a good impression to Jem and Scout, and the way that he breaks down prejudice and misunderstanding is to see things from other people's point of view.
"to climb into his skin and walk around in it"

More About Lee

Notes from http://www.harperlee.com/bio.htm

Reflection/Summary

My impressions of Lee as a person is that she was very reserved, and to an extent almost reclusive, yet at the same time very level headed, which came across in her writing.
Having grown up in the midst of the great depression in America, she had become a lot more open minded to the surrounding issues, especially racism in that era.

She was described as a 'loner and individualist', suggesting that she was very headstrong, sticking up for her friend Truman Capote at school and seeing herself very much as a rough and tough tomboy.

Not having read 'To Kill a Mockingbird' as of yet, I am already getting the impression that Lee's father had a great influence on her writing. Mr Lee, similarly to Atticus Finch, was a lawyer belonging to the state legislate that had to fight a case in defence of a black person, which in that day was sincerely frowned upon.