Extending the Theme

     In the beginning I can honestly say that I was not looking forward to reading the book. The few first pages were boring and not exciting but now that I have read the book and we have done some discussions in class, I have a whole new insight on what the book is about. I now realize that those boring parts help lead up to all the main actions; Boo Radley, the trial against Tom Robinson and the life of Scout and Jem Finch. The novel didn’t really speak to me, there were a few times when I felt like I was in the book, one of the characters, and hanging with Scout and Jem twenty-four seven. But then again there were other parts in the book when I just wanted to skip it and read the next section. Defiantly the first chapter was one of the worst for me. I was really bored with the information about Maycomb and Simon and the Finches. I wanted to get into the action and suspense of the novel. 
     To Kill A Mockingbird does in some ways mean more than a novel to me. One way is that this almost seems like a diary written by Scout. Sure everyday isn’t dated and it doesn’t start out as Dear Diary,... but it does tell what happened to Scout and Maycomb. This book is pretty much a book about life lessons: Don’t judge a book by it’s cover, stand up for yourself and others, and don’t be afraid to be different. Some lessons I have learned from the novel are respect, and once again: Don’t judge a book by it’s cover, stand up for yourself and others, and don’t be afraid to be different. These are all super important and are key aspects of life. 
     To me, To Kill A Mockingbird is almost like a historical novel. There are some parts where it is boring and you just want to skip it but you know you can’t because something may come up later in the story that relates to that part. You just want to put the book down and do something else that you can have fun with or go outside or read something else. As for example: the very beginning when the author is talking about the history of Maycomb, some parts when Atticus is talking to Jem and Scout like at the beginning of chapter 10 and just some other small sections here and there. But when it is exciting the whole situation changes. Like during the trial,  all the parts with Dill and Boo, the fire, the jail scene and when Jem and Scout are attacked by Bob Ewell. Those are only some examples of the thrilling, page turning, exciting, impelling, wild parts of the book. Those are most of my thoughts towards and on this novel. Overall To Kill A Mockingbird was well written and a good book.   (: