Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird

by Barron's

Plot synopsis of this classic is made meaningful with analysis and quotes by noted literary critics, summaries of the work's main themes and characters, a sketch of the author's life and times, a bibliography, suggested test questions, and ideas for essays and term papers.

100 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 1984

Reviews

[Kathleen L. Maher · Rating 5 out of 5]

This classic does not need my review. I seem to meditate on it long after it has graced my imagination in Harper Lee's wonderful prose and Scout's page-turning first-person POV. It speaks to me its life-lessons as much four years since I read it as when I held it in my hands. Prejudice of race, social standing, intelligence quotient, education, and gender. . . what have I left out? are woven into this narrative in the richest, most provoking and honest ways ever attempted. It remains a standard of classroom literature, and even on its most basic levels it is an engaging read about a girl growing up in the rural south. Without a mother's guiding influence, Scout and her brother Jem navigate adult problems and obstacles with the loving oversight of their wise father Atticus Finch. A tender portrait of coming-of-age, it reaches depths of human nature few other books can claim.

[Chhavi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started my reading hobby with this book and it was one of the best choice I made in my life.