To Kill a Mockingbird, a Tribute to a Classic

To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird we asked Fictionista Workshop readers to tell us what the book meant to them and what they would say to Harper Lee given the opportunity.

Maryjoanna had this to say:

What does the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, mean to you? What significance does it hold?

I remember reading To Kill a Mockingbird on the bus on the way to school which was quite a big deal since I suffered from travel sickness. I couldn’t put it down. I was brought up in a family who didn’t allow us to mix with Asian girls who went to our school.  Of course I did, and was strengthened to do so by To Kill a Mockingbird. It was an act of defiance which I knew to be right and To Kill a Mockingbird confirmed it for me.

What would you ask or say to Harper Lee if you had the opportunity?

I would ask Harper Lee if To Kill a Mockingbird evolved as she wrote it, or was it clear from the very beginning where the plot and the characters were going.

Thank you maryjoanna for sharing with us.

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