The book is living up to what I expected.
(Quick sidebar and commentary:
Isn't it the worst when you expect great things from a book and walk away disappointed. You want to enjoy it and yet you can't make yourself. I kind of admire those can make themselves. I feel like they are also the people who are happy in every situation of life as well.)
Back to the book. The story is focused around the Finch family living a small town during the 1930s. Atticus Finch is raising his 2 children (Jem and Scout) motherless, trying to teach them to view every person as an equal. Jem, Scout, and their friend Dill are mesmerized by the seemingly haunted Radley house across the way where a man named Boo Radley is said to be yet is never seen. Also, Mr. Finch is a lawyer who is to defend Tom Robinson, a black man, who everyone feels will lose. Currently many plots are occurring but I can feel that they will come together. I just need to know how.
Character wise, I love Scout. She is the younger sister who tries to be a lady and usually fails, but is obviously very bright. Often time Harper Lee writes of small occurrences that seem unneeded to the plot development such as Scouts relationship with Dill. However, like a play everything in the story is there for a reason. Part of what makes a good book great is when the characters feel incredibly real. Without the little aspects included in the story, everything might feel different.
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