THEY'VE DONE IT BEFORE AND THEY'LL DO IT AGAIN

WHY IS TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD RELEVANT EVEN TODAY?

• The themes are universal.
• It's a classic "coming-of-age" story.
• It says something important about prejudice.

"YOU NEVER REALLY UNDERSTAND A PERSON UNTIL YOU CONSIDER THINGS FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW-UNTIL YOU CLIMB IN HIS SKIN AND WALK AROUND IN IT." (23)

THE UNIVERSAL THEMES: "ANOTHER PERSON'S POV"

• This quote still applies to everyday life.
• There isn't enough tolerance in the world, and that's what this promotes.
• The entire book shows this idea, and that's part of why it's still important.

A COMING-OF-AGE STORY

• Throughout the story, Scout matures.
• It is a "Bildungsroman": a novel about the protagonist's personal growth.
• Everyone can relate to that.
• On the next slides, you will see an example of Scout's growth.

"[Jem] said to Reverend Sykes, 'I think it's okay, Reverend, she doesn't understand it.'
I was mortally offended.
'I most certainly do, I c'n understand anything you can.'" (17)

This quote shows how Scout is growing up. Midway through her transformation, she's starting to become an adult and understand the world, as shown here.

"Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them." (31)
Throughout the book, Scout had to learn this and by the end (this chapter) she is wiser.

"There's something in this world that makes men lose their heads–they couldn't be fair if they tried. In our courts, when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins. They're ugly, but those are the facts of life."