I found To Kill a Mockingbird to be an interesting and powerful book. I feel the book does a great job in portraying the extreme prejudice that existed in the south at that time. I feel this book makes a powerful statement on how justice can be altered through racism. I also think that the themes found in the book are themes which can still be found in our current society and that makes it the more interesting. You can even make a case that prejudice still has an effect in our legal system today.
I feel that Harper Lee is connecting justice with innocence to a certain extent. In my opinion Harper Lee portrays justice as being easily detected. The reason I say this is because even the young Scout can tell the difference between injustice and justice. The problem is society can instill beliefs that can act as a veil and blind the people from justice. The only way to uncover this veil is through people like Atticus who can pass his morality and nobility to the young and the "blinded".
The book has impacted my life in that I know now how important it is to not be one of the “blinded” and the importance of discerning right from wrong, and never be too affected by the social trends. Humans are by nature pure and innocent. The subject of human nature is widely explored in the book – can people be inherently good or evil? Lessons taught in the book such as respect, courage, compassion and justice (and injustice) have and will continue to inspire me in my writing.
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