To Kill A Mocking Bird Literary Criticism

The Artist’s Soul

Two books. Two time periods. Two timeless masterworks of art. First to Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee, a narrative on the racism, and the rights and wrongs of an age. Second The Chosen by Chaim Potok a story on friendship, and the seemingly timeless conflict against the Israelite people. Both wonderfully written but which book is the superior out of these to master twins? To Kill a Mocking bird is truly an instant classic, a book that will help generations look back through the pages of history for ages to come. Wonderfully written by Harper Lee, the book captivates the soul taking it to stand beside the characters of Jem Scout and Atticus as they live their lives. Discovering to Kill a Mocking bird is like a blind man opening his eyes for the first time, and seeing the light of the sun. It shows a fabulous moral intertwined with stunning symbolism, and striking story. The Characters themselves are easily relatable to and one instantly finds that they share their feelings. Although the book takes some more digging than most readers are willing to give, it is truly worth it.

Like all great stories The Chosen opens with intrigue and excitement. Like an arrow smashing straight into the bullseye, this book nails symbolism in the most perfect way, achieving a level of depth that most books lack. Despite this it does capture the monotony of normal life well at times, without managing to lose the attention of its audience. Although wonderfully written The Chosen does tend to confuse most readers with the inner Israeli conflict which in fairness confuses people in real life as well. To write a captivating story you need many ideals to come together and form one cohesive group. The Chosen achieves these