HISTORY When people read "To Kill a Mockingbird," they read not only about the story, but what it was like back when the book was made."Tom Robinson is a colored man, Jem. No jury in this part of the world's going to say,'We think your guilty, but not really,' on a charge like that..." Is one of the examples that shows the amount of discrimination back then.
LITERATURE Along with giving the history of the book and the time back then, "To Kill A Mockingbird" also gives many literary devices and provides a challenging yet important source of annotating such as finding themes, characterization and much more. "You need to be in their shoes to understand how they think."
Compare & Contrast "To Kill A Mockingbird" allows the reader to compare and contrast the book from the movie as well as the the history back then to the history now.
ENTERTAINMENT Along with having education benefits, "To Kill A Mockingbird" also provides a great source of entertaining reading. The plot is filled with interesting section and plot twists that can make you want to read the whole book at once.
It is important for children to read this book before they turn into adults because it makes children understand complex text and also provides important information about the history of the book and the history of the time back when the book took place.