Fortunately, some people are still awake
Obama is said to have publicly sent two books to his daughter, one of which was "To Kill a Mockingbird." The robin, also known as the anti-tongue bird, does nothing bad and only sings for people. In this book, the mockingbird refers to the innocent who is good and righteous, but who is bound up by sin and prejudice.
In the 1950s, the great writer Harper Lee was still working as a ticketing officer at British Airways. She loves to write, but because of the compulsion of life, she can only create in her spare time. She knew that writing like this would never accomplish much, and it made her miserable.
At this point, two of her New York friends, the Browns, decided to help her. They thought Harper Lee was a talented woman buried in life, so they gave Harper Lee a check as a Christmas gift. Attached to the envelope with the check was a note that read: "May you spend a year writing what you like, Merry Christmas." ”
During the year, she completed the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird", which has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide to date.
The story takes place in a small southern town during the Great Depression in the United States, where a black boy is courted by a white girl, and after the girl's father bumps into him, because of the family's face, he forces the girl to falsely accuse the man of rape. During this period, although President Lincoln had issued laws abolishing black slaves, the conventional concept was still quite popular in the town.
Lawyer Alex, knowing that he could not win the case, took over the defense of the lawsuit and did it with all his heart, making a generous statement in court and sharing with the people in the court that President Lincoln said, "All beings are born equal", and hoping for a more just verdict.
Despite Alex's best efforts, court trials cannot guarantee a fair outcome. Black Tom eventually died, and poor Black Tom was shot 17 times before he could even wait for an appeal, citing his attempt to escape from prison. Ridiculous and ridiculous excuses, like framing him for raping a white girl. He was a robin who died tragically, and there were many, many more robins of that era who died just as wrongfully as he did. Adultery and plunder are the crimes that others have, and their original sin is their black skin. They were simple and kind, like the chirping robins who did nothing bad, but they were shot.
Although Alex did not win the case, although he was defeated, his speech in court was deafening, and this cry for freedom and equality in the United States also contributed to the black civil rights movement that surged in the sixties, which is the greatness of this novel.
Curiosity kills cats, prejudice kills people. In a person's life, because of worldly or subjective prejudices, he or she often kills that person's right to speak or argue. In the life of losing his mind, the beautiful singing voice of the robin will be particularly harsh. It is not guilty, but it is in danger of being shot by a gun.
It doesn't matter how many bluebirds you shoot, but remember that killing a mockingbird is a sin.
Atticus said to Jem one day, "I'd rather you shoot cans in the backyard, but I know you're going to hit birds." It doesn't matter how many bluebirds you shoot, but remember that killing a mockingbird is a sin. "That was the first time I'd heard Atticus say what to do was a sin, and I asked Miss Modi what was going on." Your father was right. "The robins only sing to us and do nothing bad." They don't eat the flowers, fruits and vegetables in people's gardens, they don't make nests in corn silos, they just sing for us wholeheartedly. That's why killing a mockingbird is a pillar of sin. ”
—— Quoted in chapter X, p. 112
To Kill a Mockingbird
Author: [USA] Harper Lee
Publisher: Yilin Publishing House
Translator: Li Yuchao
ISBN: 9787544766500
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