To Kill A Mockingbird And The Chosen: A Literary Analysis

“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee and “The Chosen” by Chaim Potok are two great novels for the average reader. Both novels have their share of action, suspense, and great content. But while they may both be great books, when compared, “To Kill a Mockingbird” wins by far. Mainly because of the action packed, suspense filled, and just plain interesting content that is similar to our world today. But does that make “The Chosen” a horrible book? No, not nessicarily, because every reader has his or her own opinion. In “To Kill a Mockingbird”, there is action packed suspense throughout the entire novel. This keeps the reader awake and full of interest; whereas in “The Chosen”, there is certainly a great deal of action in the first few chapters. But it tends to fade as …show more content…
While not much of an age difference, “To Kill a Mockingbird” mentions problems we still face today. “The Chosen” doesn't mention to many of these topics. For instance, one big issue that was mentioned was racism, and this is shown many times throughout “To Kill a Mockingbird”. While there are many, many, examples of racism throughout “To Kill a Mockingbird”, the most prominent example can be shown through the trial of Tom Robinson. When Jem asks his father how the jury could do such a thing, all Atticus says is “They've done it before and they did it tonight and they'll do it again”. Apparently there is a pattern, whites do not treat blacks like humans. While racism today may not be as bad, you will still see it every day.

Both “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee and “The Chosen” by Chaim Potok are great books. But “To Kill a Mockingbird” sure does take the spotlight when compared. It has great action packed and just plain interesting content with modern world issues that sets it apart. “The Chosen” is not nesicarrily a bad book though, every reader has their own