Tag Archives: To Kill a Mockingbird

Empathy – A Cure for Our Ills

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Jan Morrill

What makes you love a book? For me, it’s the author’s ability to draw me into the character. If I can sink into a character’s mind and see the world through her eyes, feel her joys, sorrows, anger, passion, love … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, prejudice, Uncategorized | Tagged Black Lives Matter, characterization, empathy, Linda Apple, New York Times, The Red Kimono, Tim Scott, To Kill a Mockingbird, Writing | 2 Comments

A Multi-dimensional Atticus?

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Jan Morrill

When I first heard that Atticus Finch was a racist in Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, I thought, “What? No way will I read the book then. I don’t care how anticipated its release.” I likened finding out this … Continue reading →

Posted in prejudice, racism | Tagged Charles Shields, Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee, New York Times, NPR, prejudice, racism, Randall Kennedy, To Kill a Mockingbird | 2 Comments

To Kill a Mockingbird

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Jan Morrill

Last night, after Steve and I returned from Tulsa, after we unpacked, after we put up the Christmas tree, we sat down to watch To Kill a Mockingbird. Steve had never seen the movie before, and I was pretty sure … Continue reading →