The chosen book cover was the adult fiction category 'To Kill a Mockingbird', there wasn't much reason initially for choosing that certain category but exploring deeper into the book, the book talks and makes aware of a lot of issues that was relevant in the 1930s but also in today's Society. The deeper you look the more lessons and issues one discovers within the narrative, this factor opens the book up to many concepts and creative approaches such as:
- Don't judge someone on the first appearance
- Think for yourself, instead of following the crowd
- People aren’t always what they seem
- Courage comes from within
- Never give up, no matter the outcome
- Treat everyone equally
The book touches upon many lessons but it's the lesson about segregation that caught my attention. In the 1930s America, many black people had been brutally mistreated by hate groups such as the KKK, small minded members of society and even the government. In the 21st Century even though laws have been put into place to protect minorities such as the black community and many Americans having no issues with accepting their black brothers and sisters why, however, there are still issues that affect the black community such as racial profiling and killings of Innocent black men by police. As this issue is still very much relevant to what is going on in America today the concept and tone of the book will enforce a protest / black lives matter approach to fundamentally give a voice to the voiceless.
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