One more thing while the bath water is running: Harper Lee shows quite disgust for welfare. Scout questions her father on why Bob Ewell is allowed to hunt out of season and the reason is because he drinks his relief check. The community doesn't want to see his kids hungry. Later that day Jem mimicked a trend of the time by trying to stay in his tree house all day. Scout did everything for him including bringing him food. She was worried that he'd get too hungry or thirsty without her providing for him. Atticus tells her that when his supply line is cut off, Jem will come down from the tree house. As I mentioned in a previous post, Lee's innuendos are difficult to catch the first few times through the novel. You must read it several times before you are capable of seeing what she has incredibly crafted.
Thank you! Harper Lee’s book is a deeply layered and richly textured novel. Those that give it a superficial reading or dismiss it out of hand without ever having read it or only having seen the movie version are missing out. Much like some do with Margaret Mitchell’s GWTW.
Atticus tells her that when his supply line is cut off, Jem will come down from the tree house. As I mentioned in a previous post, Lee's innuendos are difficult to catch the first few times through the novel. You must read it several times before you are capable of seeing what she has incredibly crafted.
Exactly. Atticus was a good man and a good father with a strong sense of right and wrong, not afraid to stand up for true justice and to stand up against injustice.
I won’t watch the broadcast on USA with Obama doing the intro. I will instead reread the Harper Lee novel.