Mr. Obama has publicly given his daughter two books, one of which is "To Kill a Mockingbird," a novel written in 1960 that has remained highly acclaimed for more than sixty years.
In 1961, it won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, sold 30 million copies worldwide, and Douban scored 9.2 points, making it the most borrowed novel in the United States library.
The book has also been adapted into a film, and the film has won an Oscar.
Seeing this, some people may ask, what exactly is "To Kill a Mockingbird" about? Can such an impact be achieved? In fact, people who have actually read this book may not be able to summarize it, because it is more like an encyclopedia of life.
If you don't know how to educate your child, you can look at it; if you can't get rid of the troubles in your heart in the face of all the injustices you have encountered, you can look at it; if you want to cultivate your life, you can also look at it.
Therefore, "To Kill a Mockingbird" seems to use a child's perspective to record the racial discrimination in the United States at that time, but in fact it transmits a view of life.
01: A society where darkness and beauty coexist
The novel is set in the Great Depression period of the United States, when there was serious racial discrimination and injustice in society, and it was extremely difficult for the black race to survive.
Atticus is a lawyer in a small town, and people are under the impression that lawyers do justice, but in such a special environment, not all lawyers choose to speak for justice.
Black Tom was framed and committed by the white Yuell family, but only because of his skin color, no one in the town's lawyers was willing to stand up for him, and in this case, the good-natured and persistent Atticus stepped forward and became Tom's defense lawyer.
What followed was ridicule of the Atticus family, but despite such insults and criticism, and a lot of psychological pressure, Atticus never flinched.
In fact, Atticus knew in his heart that in such a social situation, Tom had almost no possibility of winning, so why did he have to take on this case?
Because Atticus knew that he could not lose his conscience as a lawyer in order to conform to the crowd. It is also his bravery and determination to know that he cannot do it, so he chooses to face the difficulties.
The end result was obvious, and although all the evidence proved Tom's innocence, and despite Atticus's generous statement and efforts to defend Tom, the jury found Tom guilty.
This time, Atticus lost, but he became the real hero of the town, people were in awe of him, and most importantly, his kindness, his persistence set the best example for the children.
He also told his children through his own efforts that even if he was born in such a dark and beautiful society, he still had to treat others with kindness and be brave enough to insist on himself.
Darkness refers to the environment, and beauty exists in their hearts, many of us are always complaining about the unfairness they have experienced, feeling that they are an unfortunate person, but in fact we have the right to choose, that is, we can let the good in our hearts, and use this beauty to warm ourselves and give ourselves motivation.
02: The strength of a person's heart is reflected in the attitude of life
How important is one's inner strength? There was once a boy who lost both his legs in a car accident, and his family was poor and he did not even have the conditions to wear a prosthesis.
But the boy did not give up on himself, he relied on his tenacious will, practiced hard, and finally could write with a pen between his feet, and finally succeeded in starting a business through the family's dilapidated computer.
Such inspiration touches each of us, and whenever we hear such news, we can't help but sigh how strong our hearts should be to have such achievements.
In fact, this is all supported by the strong strength of a person's heart, and only then will there be the motivation to live and live better.
They often see the essence of life, after experiencing the tribulations of fate, they still choose to love life and love life, such a person is really strong in the heart, is the real hero.
Like Atticus in To Kill a Mockingbird, he has seen too much injustice as a lawyer, and his intention as a lawyer is to use the law to help those who need help, but he sees with his own eyes that so-called fairness does not exist.
Even so, he still did not lose the kindness in his heart, and he also passed on this kindness to his children.
There is also a character in the book, Radley, who is seen as a heinous bad guy, and even though there is a lot of evidence that he has not done anything bad at all, the people in the town still feel that all the bad things are from Radley's hands, and even if his walnut falls on the school playground, no one dares to pick it up.
Such a person suffers from the groundless criticism of the world, if he is replaced by someone else, he may have already developed a world-weary heart, and even want to break the jar and deliberately retaliate against the world.
But Radley didn't, and Scott and his brother Jem and his little friend Dill kept trying to lure Radley out, but repeatedly failed.
When Atticus learned of this, he did not blame them, but told them the story of the robin, no matter how many crowned blue crows were shot, it was okay, but it must be remembered that killing a robin was a crime.
"The robins only sing to people, they don't waste the garden, they don't nest in the corn ear warehouse, they don't do anything bad, they just sing to us as much as they want. So, killing a mockingbird is a crime. ”
Atticus's words are telling the children that some people just have different lifestyles, but this is not a reason to attack him, and learn to respect and tolerate people while treating these people with kindness.
The equally kind Radley, though in the cage of "home", has not lost the goodness of his heart, he will secretly sew Jem's scraped pants with a broken needle and thread; he will put all kinds of small toys in the tree hole on Scott's way to school; and he will stand up to protect Scott and Jem when he sees them hurting them.
A kind man, but because of the carelessness of making friends in his youth, he was regarded as a monster in the town, radley was a victim of the prejudice in society, but he never complained.
He was locked up in that "cage" for many years, still guarding the goodness in his heart, so he is also a real hero, because he sees through the evil side of life, still chooses to love his life and life, and still uses his good side to show people.
Long Yingtai said in "Mountain Road": Some things can only be done by one person; some passes can only be crossed by one person; and some roads can only be walked by one person.
Hardships abound in life, no one can always be the darling of fate, so if you want to have no regrets in your life, then you must be a strong person.
If you are often confused and confused in the process of running your life, often find the direction, and can not understand the many truths of life, you may wish to read this classic world famous book "Kill a Mockingbird", I believe that you will be very transparent.
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