So, the lucky book for my reflection today
is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
The reason why I bought this book is
because it was suggested by google when I ran a searched on the list of books
you have to read before you die. And somehow when I looked for it at the
bookstore, the synopsis was quite simple and interesting to me *and the price
was quite reasonable hihi*
“Life’s
too short for unnecessary stress, so chill. Everything you do, make sure
there’s fun in it.”
That’s the quote I wrote in the first blank
page of the book. Where I got it or how I came across that? No idea. If it pops
out when I write, I’ll make sure to tell you. So, let’s start now.
A
wise gentleman
In this book, there’s a father, a very wise
father that has been told from the perspective of a kid that is very smart and
brave. I gotta be honest, somehow I was amazed with the wisdom shown by Atticus
Finch while handling matters with his kids; Jem and Scout. Very young and close
brother and sister. I admired their creativity on how they wanted to force Boo
Radley out by doing so many things.
But the gentleman I was supposed to
describe is Atticus Finch. I can’t really remember which occasions leads me to
call him a wise man but from reading the book, I can sense that. He is a lawyer
that fight for the minority. The way he explained to his kids about laws and
how to be nice to other people. Oh yes, the incident when Jem Finch was
punished by Mrs Dubose for ruining the flowers in her front yard. Atticus did
not defend his child yet he told Jem to go apologize and do whatever the punishment
Mrs Dubose asked him to. Well, the punishment was Jem need to go read to Mrs
Dubose for a whole month every evening. Prolly because the punishment is a
win-win situation since Mrs Dubose can actually get distracted with their
company and would not think too much about her addiction; morphine. So, indeed,
Atticus made a good choice by letting the kids to go read to Mrs Dubose as it
helps both parties.
Children’s
thinking
Reading this book from the point of view of
a kid surely is something so pure. I mean, a naïve and clean way of thinking
without any hatred or prejudice to analyse certain things. Reading it from
Scout’s perspective is quite fascinating as sometimes it gave me a back thought
of how I would have perceive the same situation if I was a kid. I like those
parts when Jem and Scout talked to each other about matters; deep stuffs if you
want to call it.
There’s this one part when they both were
talking about how they thought folks are just folks but it is not.
‘That’s
what I thought, too,’ he said at last, ‘when I was your age. If there’s just one
kind of folks, why can’t they get along with each other? If they’re all alike,
why do they go out of their way to despise each other? Scout, I think I’m
beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this
time………………..it’s because he wants to
stay inside.’ [1]
This part made me think of how people in
this world truly are. There are so many prejudice and jealousy in this world
that innocent people got to be blamed.
Anyway, I really recommend this book for
everyone. It is a simple book but it has value in it. It has some humour in it
and everything is quite relatable in normal life. Siblings’ fights, laws,
courtrooms, thug life and so many things. So really, go get a copy of this book
and start reading. I am sure you will not regret this book.
As for me, I am still learning to make it a
habit to read books so I am starting with these kind of books first before I
carry on with ‘heavier’ book. It has good values that can actually make you
think a little bit more about it and not solely considering it as a fiction
novel.
Anyway, I hope you like how my blog look
now! At least I do. Haha. Till then, bye!
p/s:
remember, whatever happens,
seeks
for the good reasons
[1] To Kill a
Mockingbird – Harper Lee, page 247
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