To Kill A Mockingbird

I wasn't sure if I was going to like To Kill A Mockingbird because it was a classic and most classics bore me. But this book is interesting and full of complex characters. Scout is a hot-headed child forced to lower her fists, Jem is a boy trying to emulate his father yet his pride still gets the best of him sometimes and Atticus is a lawyer with morals that are ahead of his time.

However, it's not just the main characters, even the minor characters are complex and life-like . Dill is a boy who lies about his father and is slightly obsessed with the Radley Place. Miss Maudie is a woman who is more comfortable outside, tending to her azaleas, than in her own home. And Mrs. Dubose is a hard, poison-tongued old lady determined to get over her addiction before dying.

Each character has their own story to tell and in some way or another each character affects Scout's life. Like in an actual community, the characters are tied to each other like a giant spider web.