My life relates to the theme of To Kill a Mockingbird because I was sort of discriminated against when I was little. At times I have been ashamed of my parents because they were more strict than all of my friends parents. I hated it when all of my friends could go to this movie or read that book, and I couldn't. I can relate to Scout because her friends were discriminating against her because of what her father was doing. In my case, I was rejected because of what my parents weren't letting me do.
I have learned so much from To Kill a Mockingbird. I learned that it is O.K. to be different. Like Scout, I was ashamed of my parents, but like Scout, in the end, I was proud of my parents, not ashamed. I also learned from the novel that things learned can apply to more than one aspect of life. The theme of not killing a mockingbird applies to life not only literally, but it applies theoretically as well.
I think To Kill a Mockingbird is a great story, but it is more than that. The novel has extreme insight into real life. In my life, I "killed a mockingbird" when I yelled at my parents because I was mad with one of my friends. Even though my parents had done nothing to me to make me mad, I took my anger out on them. This novel has also taught me a lot about discrimination. I knew it was wrong, but I never really understood that there was more than one level and more than one kind.
I think that this novel is a classic English class novel because it explores so many new ideas about so many old, used-out topics. That is why To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my all-time favorite books.
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