R.I.P. Harper Lee
On the 19th of February 2016 the beloved author, Harper Lee, passed away. Her work is iconic, being taught in schools across the world. Lee's famous 'To Kill A Mockingbird' explored the complex issues of racial discrimination in the Deep South of the USA, through one of the most memorable narrators, Scout.
I first read this book when I was younger and is, by far, one of my favourite modern classics. The book not only is written beautifully but deals with themes that have not been dealt with in other modern classics. Harper Lee truly created an iconic piece of literature that is still appreciated today by a range of different age groups and across the world.
The successes of 'To Kill A Mockingbird' just emphasise the iconic nature of Lee's work. From the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Pulitzer Prize, it is clear that Lee's work has made a monumental impact on modern literature and its effect on the world.
To celebrate and commemorate the work of Harper Lee, here are a few of my favourite quotes from her works;
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
"It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.”
“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
"Every man's island, Jean Louise, every man's watchman, is his conscience."
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