tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post8669534143139489627..comments2023-05-04T07:56:13.095-07:00Comments on Shall we call it a tale?: Long have lived Atticus' wordsSoumyaa Vermahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18270901757555638627noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-11611712377627911372014-07-09T06:21:32.962-07:002014-07-09T06:21:32.962-07:00They made it compulsory in some high schools back ...They made it compulsory in some high schools back in the US i've heard! Anyway, racism is slowly being uprooted I believe. All for good! Thank you so much for commenting :)Soumyaa Vermahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270901757555638627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-58900671015862685562014-07-09T06:19:45.603-07:002014-07-09T06:19:45.603-07:00Thanks Kathy. It indeed is sad. The book holds me ...Thanks Kathy. It indeed is sad. The book holds me onto it and will continue to do so! Soumyaa Vermahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270901757555638627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-67961546346952955872014-07-09T06:16:56.150-07:002014-07-09T06:16:56.150-07:00Thank you so much Reema! Getting an award for your...Thank you so much Reema! Getting an award for your work is always a heartening feeling :D Soumyaa Vermahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270901757555638627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-67215208183142890672014-07-09T05:07:45.615-07:002014-07-09T05:07:45.615-07:00An award awaits you on my blog :) http://reemadsou...An award awaits you on my blog :) http://reemadsouza.blogspot.in/2014/07/quintet-of-radiance-award.htmlReema D'souzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496459685182455124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-45378175484454087252014-07-08T20:11:40.658-07:002014-07-08T20:11:40.658-07:00What a sad truth this was and a true example of th...What a sad truth this was and a true example of the racism that gripped the south. I haven't read the book since high school but your piece makes me want to read it again. Brilliant! ♥Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-79667541837879837442014-07-08T16:47:22.885-07:002014-07-08T16:47:22.885-07:00Such a horrible cost, racism. And we are still pa...Such a horrible cost, racism. And we are still paying. I saw a documentary on To Kill a Mockingbird -- I think it was mostly about the movie but some about the book. It was amazing to hear people in the South talking about how it changed their POV on race. Makes me wish everyone was required to read it. (An aside: my blind cat is named Scout, aka Miss Jean Louise Finch.) A smart take on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-79877423372817324122014-07-08T11:46:34.074-07:002014-07-08T11:46:34.074-07:00You got me there! Just the reason I chose to rever...You got me there! Just the reason I chose to revert to the topic of discrimination. Thanks :) Soumyaa Vermahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270901757555638627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-50061239915479444372014-07-08T11:44:24.447-07:002014-07-08T11:44:24.447-07:00Absolutely my favorite book. Your last line resona...Absolutely my favorite book. Your last line resonates, especially considering the anniversaries of several civil rights events recently. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-60743321074621472042014-07-08T06:59:45.487-07:002014-07-08T06:59:45.487-07:00True that. And that is why I settled on writing ab...True that. And that is why I settled on writing about it aftermentally debating on so many other lines! Soumyaa Vermahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270901757555638627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-42399342769196755912014-07-08T04:56:28.801-07:002014-07-08T04:56:28.801-07:00That last line drives it home: We're still pay...That last line drives it home: We're still paying the bills. And I think that sentiment can be echoed across many situations today, sadly.Shailaja Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639542621638996802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-76740058688825577032014-07-07T19:46:23.383-07:002014-07-07T19:46:23.383-07:00Thanks Jen! Thanks Jen! Soumyaa Vermahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270901757555638627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-10367012819683417572014-07-07T19:45:09.588-07:002014-07-07T19:45:09.588-07:00Haha! Maybe you should let your son grow up a bit ...Haha! Maybe you should let your son grow up a bit more to have him read the book. I read in when I was 17, not completely imbibing all its essence. When I read it now, after 3 years, it's so much more meaningful! <br />Thank you so much, clever is good! Soumyaa Vermahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270901757555638627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-12932012012656674112014-07-07T19:40:22.916-07:002014-07-07T19:40:22.916-07:00Thaank you Kymm! You're always so warm !Thaank you Kymm! You're always so warm !Soumyaa Vermahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270901757555638627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-88433814370659622212014-07-07T19:39:53.008-07:002014-07-07T19:39:53.008-07:00For* sorry!
And thank you Jennifer :) Rereading t...For* sorry! <br />And thank you Jennifer :) Rereading this book a hundred times would not be monotonous, you know ;)Soumyaa Vermahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270901757555638627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-34164134123599418962014-07-07T19:38:43.117-07:002014-07-07T19:38:43.117-07:00Its so disheartening to see how one human can be s...Its so disheartening to see how one human can be so ruthless towards the other! Times have changed, I'm sure, but there still is much home fir improvement! Soumyaa Vermahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270901757555638627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-33165067954794528072014-07-07T19:37:11.169-07:002014-07-07T19:37:11.169-07:00Thank you! It's one of my favorites too. And s...Thank you! It's one of my favorites too. And so this prompt was so much I was looking forward to on sunday ;)Soumyaa Vermahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270901757555638627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-2923146823963772842014-07-07T19:36:07.751-07:002014-07-07T19:36:07.751-07:00Thank you Lance! Atticus' character most lures...Thank you Lance! Atticus' character most lures me in the bookSoumyaa Vermahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270901757555638627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-84106921561074677232014-07-07T17:51:58.365-07:002014-07-07T17:51:58.365-07:00Excellent!!Excellent!!Jen Brunetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394884068337771724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-47945863007786443162014-07-07T17:51:35.040-07:002014-07-07T17:51:35.040-07:00I love this book and recently found it with my son...I love this book and recently found it with my son in a children's bookstore. I desperately tried to get him to choose it - so I could read it to him! In the end, I bought it anyway for myself :) Wonderful response to the prompt! How clever of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-26285578051183526732014-07-07T15:28:42.659-07:002014-07-07T15:28:42.659-07:00One of the great answers!One of the great answers!kymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277722091216771412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-64676554997335034402014-07-07T14:16:53.515-07:002014-07-07T14:16:53.515-07:00Really unique direction...the idea of the bill tha...Really unique direction...the idea of the bill that keeps adding up (oh, humanity!)...and now i need to reread this book!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151381250841886227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-14050929955071221052014-07-07T12:57:20.919-07:002014-07-07T12:57:20.919-07:00One of my favorite books! You nailed it.One of my favorite books! You nailed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-82104010368044157562014-07-07T11:36:05.674-07:002014-07-07T11:36:05.674-07:00That book is amazing because abstracts are charact...That book is amazing because abstracts are characters as much as the people. You nailed it.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02421199592104616785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-84012089160740801832014-07-07T11:10:39.887-07:002014-07-07T11:10:39.887-07:00Yes yes, message got through. And to those who hav...Yes yes, message got through. And to those who haven't read, you correctly adviced ch23 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7665902811399456564.post-53521418552497752122014-07-07T11:09:03.329-07:002014-07-07T11:09:03.329-07:00Thank you so much Sheena. Glad you liked it, I was...Thank you so much Sheena. Glad you liked it, I was first apprehensive about putting this up but then put it up I did. Thank God the message is conveyed :)<br /><br />Welcome to my blog! Soumyaa Vermahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270901757555638627noreply@blogger.com