Journal+8-+Literary+Criticism

1. Although these were deep and insightful views, I think this book is just being over-analyzed. There can be a ton of "connections" made in a book the size of //To Kill A Mockingbird.// It is a very good book, but I believe that many people had one taste of Harper Lee's symbolism and went ravaging through the book for more. This could have possibly been a legitimate connection, but I somewhat doubt that. I believe that many of them are purely coincidental connections. It gives evidence saying that once, "Tom stood right in front of the guards who shoot him." That to me makes sense as just a statement. That may as well have been, "Stevie went to the ice cream shop right in front of the baseball stadium." But my point is, this book is over-analyzed. This is just a situation of someone who loves the book and had too much time on their hands, and decided to do this.

2. Ok, my first question is, "Are you serious?" I cannot believe that this guy would call out Atticus like that. Atticus only helped the situuation. I just do not see how he wronged anyone by defending Tom Robinson or by doing anything else. Atticus is my favorite character for many reasons. Apparently this man disagrees. Atticus was a humble and unbiased lawyer who only wanted justice. He doesn't see black or white, he sees justice and injustice. That is why he is a highly respected man by people who think without racism or bias. In fact, I'd go as far to say that Mr. Crespino's comments were appalling. They absolutely shocked me.