Wednesday, April 25, 2007
1930s v. 2000s
If Harper Lee (or if you) were to write a book today, trying to illustrate the same points, would she (or you) change elements of the storyline? For example, would you keep the main character a young girl being raised by a single father, or would you change it to a teenage girl raised by a single mother? Would the accused be an African American man charged with rape, or would it be someone else charged with a different crime? Or do you think this discussion topic is ridiculous, To Kill a Mockingbird is a unique book that could not be written any differently.
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I think the story is making a point about race, and certainly rape is a crime that stirs up a lot of emotions, particularly with cross-race rape, so I think for the point of gravity those portions would be kept the same.
Interestingly, I never really stopped and thought about Scout's family...it seems that a single-parent family would be less acceptable than if the setting was present...I suppose I never thought about why the story was written that way, it is curious now that I think about it...if I had to venture a guess, it might be to "focus" on Atticus; would a mother dillute his importance? I'm not sure...any thoughts?
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