2008 Year in Review

Morrison: You've Read; Now Let's Discuss

MORRISON: YOU’VE READ; NOW LET’S DISCUSS! Anne Frame will lead the discussion on the first citywide reading project, To Kill a Mockingbird, at the Odell Library on Tuesday, February 5, 2008. The discussion will be held at two different times: 2:00 P.M. or 7:00 P.M. Whether you read “To Kill a Mockingbird” last week, last month, last year or a lifetime ago, please join your family, friends, neighbors, and Anne Frame in an engaging and lively learning experience. Reading and discussing great literature makes us think!

Written at the height of the American Civil Rights movement, Harper Lee completed To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960 and is her only published novel. On November 5, 2007, Harper Lee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Lee was selected because of the great respect and love people have, forty-seven years later, of a book that speaks to the heart of the Civil Rights Movement. “When people speak their minds, discuss their own variety of experiences, and receive the respect for their opinions, things change! It is as life itself takes on a new compelling clarity, and good things get done!” (Harper Lee)

Ironically, the discussion for this book comes on the day of “Super Tuesday,” an historic primary vote. For the first time, a woman, an African American, and a Mormon are among the contenders in contention for President of the United States of America. Isn’t it fitting that there is a discussion on this day for a book, which teaches not to judge someone until “you’ve walked in his shoes,” and embraces the ideals of honor and respect for all mankind? Great literature is timeless and always speaks to each of us and the issues in our lives today.

Come and be a part of this time of thought-provoking conversation on Harper Lee’s engaging novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.

by  Editor, theCity1.com
January 23, 2008