I chose To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee because it’s one of my personal favorites and the message behind it is hard to ignore. Released at the height of the Civil Rights movement, it gave a different perspective on the tense racial issues of the time. Numerous articles have been written on its impact, and still controversial to some today it’s one of the most frequently challenged books in the U.S. Topics including rape, social class, and racial stereotypes are all very relevant, sadly even now. But they also manage to make people uncomfortable. The story centers around a young married black man accused of raping a young white woman whose family was considered locally to be white trash. Themes such as the loss of innocence and how you really
