To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee published in the year 1960 is a stupendous work of American literature. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is story about prejudice, courage, loss of innocence, and knowledge told in Scout’s perspective reminiscing about her childhood. The book revolves on a case her father was appointed to defend an African American man named Tom Robinson whom is wrongfully accused of raping a young American girl. There is a polemic on whether or not this book should be a part of a school curriculum. I feel certain that this book should be a requirement in a school’s curriculum; To Kill a mockingbird has a rich plot, and uses great literary devices such as theme, POV (point of view) plot and many others. This book has many great aspects on which teachers can build or evolve their lessons upon. This book gives great examples of theme that connect to everyday life to teach good morals and lessons. For example on page three hundred forty seven of the book Scout said “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.” Atticus tells her this because she's making judgments that she's too unexperienced to make. He is simply telling her to put herself in someone else's position before she judges them. After her experiences she realized that her father was right. I like how she knows that her father was right at the end because it shows that she actually learned something from it, and was able to grow, that is why I say it connects to everyday life. This is a great example of everyday life; it will teach the reader a valuable lesson which he or she can mature from especially if the reader is an adolescent this teaches the reader to give everyone a chance without misjudging them. To Kill a Mockingbird also uses point of view to create conversations with people who have different perspectives. In chapter twenty-seven Atticus said “Jem, see if you can