Extending the Theme

Everyone interprets books differently. Some people are able to read way between the lines, and other people only get whats on the surface. To Kill a Mockingbird spoke to me loud and clear. Sometimes I got confused on what was happening or what was being said, but I seemed to understand most of it quickly. As an indivudial I got the theme of how judging everyone is, and growing up happens without us even knowing it. Throughout the book Scout was growing up a lot. With everything that happened she grew a little more, but I didn't always notice it on every page. She was always growing, and even as a reader I couldn't see it as much till the end. The book also showed how everyone is very judging, even those who you don't think is. People in this book judged people based on race, money, jobs, etc.
I always knew not to judge people based on looks or color of skin, but I admit I do. I learned from this book not to judge people though, based on person preference on how they do things or what they do with their free time. Just because someone doesn't want to go to the football games or hang out with everyone after school doesn't mean somethings wrong with them. They could just have better things to do, or maybe need to help out at home. I also learned the importance of doing the right thing. Like Atticus defending Tom Robinson. He would have rather not have the attention and people comments taken out on his kids, but he knew it was the right thing and he was the only one who would really try to help Tom. Just like if someone asks for extra help in school or a sport. I most likely wouldn't want to take up my time helping someone else with their work instead of having fun, but now I realize that no one else does either. If I don't, what makes me think someone else will?
You can tell this book has a lot of meaning just from the title, To Kill a Mockingbird. This could also be interpreted in many different ways. To me, it means to hurt something innocent or take away it's innocence is about one of the worst things you can do. Like Atticus said, its a sin. If the sheriff had punished Boo for killing Bob Ewell, that would've been an example of killing a mockingbird. An example in my life would be like if I published something on Facebook about someone who did something to help a friend, and it wasn't something you would want the world to know.
Many things that happened in the book can relate to someones life now. Maybe you have a friend that comes every summer like Dill, or a really rude neighbor like Mrs. Dubose. Whatever it is, most people have a little relation to this book(considering so many random events happened). This book have many reasons, like I said. It really all depends on how much you're willing to get into the book.