It leads you in the right direction, so it should stay “Reading is to the mind as exercise is to the body.” » (Sir Richard Steele) Reading expands the mind's capacity for knowledge. It gives us a different view of the world. Reading allows us to live in a completely different version of our own. To Kill a Mockingbird is a very tasty book. This gives us a glimpse into ancient times, when racism was still a big problem. He tells us how they lived their lives during the Great Depression. It's not just a life story, but it's a history lesson. This story is a great addition to our reading curve. If people read, it can give people a brief description of the story, descriptive language that attracts listeners and readers, and can teach people lessons for daily life. A large majority of people who attend school say it is boring. Take history for example, it's not the most pleasant subject for some people. It is not taught in a way that is appealing to the population it is being taught to. Students gradually lose interest as the instructor rambles on about the lesson being taught. Information simply goes in one ear and out the other. Why should students sit and listen to what seems useless? Isn't there another way to teach history? There is, in fact, a way to make it more interesting, and that is to hide it in plain sight. Instead of providing information to students, why can't they feed themselves? They can if they read To Kill a Mockingbird. In this novel, Harper Lee tells readers about the lives of two children, Scout and Jem Finch. Even though it talks about children's lives, the book still tells about the Great Depression and its attributes. Also, on a slightly higher level it talks about...... middle of paper...... I'm in trouble. Sending him to prison would be like killing a mockingbird. People around the world need to learn the lesson that Harper Lee was trying to teach in this novel. The important lesson that Harper taught is that reading is an essential key in life. If people didn't read, they wouldn't know about the racial segregation that existed long ago. They didn't even know the conditions of a small county during their darkest time, the Great Depression. Without reading, how could people know the simple but true quote: “…remember that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). If we didn't read books like this, we wouldn't know the power that descriptive language has over people. This book is a great fragment of our learning curve and should remain in our learning canon, so that more students can become as advanced as Harper Lee..