To Kill A Mockingbird Relevant Today

To Kill A Mockingbird The story, “To Kill A Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee is one of the most influential novels of all time, it is even relevant in today’s society. The story not only captures what racism was like back in Alabama in the 1930s, but also captures the people that went against the society and did not believe everything that society believed. There are so many life lessons from this story that are still relevant in today’s time. There were three main life lessons that absolutely stuck out to me in this story. They are: equality for all is important, do not judge others based on their names, and try to stand in somebody else's shoes before you judge them. As always, equality for all is important. The Finch family knew what African …show more content…
In this novel, names were important to Maycomb County. If you were a Finch you were respected; if you were a Cunningham you were poor; if you were a Radley you were isolated; and if you were a Ewell you were crazy. Towards the ending of this novel, Scout starts to venture away from the names. For example, after the incident at the Maycomb County jail (which included Atticus and a group of men), Scout wants to invite Walter Cunningham over for dinner and play with him. Then another time, Scout meets Boo Radley. Boo Radley had saved Scout and Jem, who were on their way back from the Halloween pageant. Bob Ewell had attacked both Scout and Jem, and Boo Radley pulled him off of Jem and stabbed Mr. Ewell. Scout later walked Boo Radley home after that. Scout said, “...you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough” (374). Right then and there, Scout looked past his name or anything she had heard about Boo Radley and finally understood …show more content…
It teaches you so many life lessons, and captures what life was like in the 1930s. So many well-known people have recommended this novel to others and after you finish the novel, you understand why. This novel is still relevant to today’s time based on the three life lessons I have chosen: Equality for everyone is important and should be valued, you should not judge people based on their last names, and you need to stand in somebody else’s shoes before you judge them on how they live. Those three lessons stuck out to me the most throughout this story. Harper Lee is an unbelievable writer and you will easily figure that out throughout the whole