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'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.'
A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much.
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Harper Lee constrói um romance que permanece atual porque entende que o preconceito raramente se apresenta de forma explícita. Ao acompanhar a história pelos olhos de Scout, o leitor percebe o racismo e a injustiça de maneira ainda mais impactante, justamente pela inocência com que ela observa o mundo. Atticus Finch não é memorável apenas por seus discursos, mas pela coerência entre aquilo que acredita e a forma como escolhe viver. Mais do que um romance sobre um julgamento, este é um livro sobre caráter, empatia e coragem moral. É um clássico que merece sua permanência entre as obras mais importantes da literatura.
Was recommended this book a couple of times and I finally read it. It a bit confusing at first but all books are like that. Amazingly I got hooked on after chapter 2 and everything started to make sense. If I had to sum this book up I would say it's about a child's point of view of racism in the 20th century and how badly black people were treated and about the privilege and advantage white people have over coloured people.4.5/5Amazing, stunning!
DNF @ 35%You know what? FUCK IT I tried to read it with my eyes and i hated it.I tried to listen to the audiobook and i hated it.This is just not interesting AT ALL. By this point i'm 100 pages in and somthing SHOULD'VE happened already.I always think that if i need to read more than 50 pages of a book (while not being entertained by anything) to get into the story is it really worth reading? Idk . The only think i know is that i dont like this and if i continue i'll fall into a readung slump.