To Kill a Mockingbird is like taking a look back at time so simple and elegant. It is not easy for me to like a book from the first few chapters but that is what it was like reading it. I think what I admired the most is how Atticus treats his two children, the way he deals with the mishappenings and wrongdoings, the way he approaches their problems and questions. He simply gave them their freedom to explore and experience without resistance to what they do or pressure to be or do something they do not want. He gave them the freedom of thought. His ideas about parenthood are pure gold. 
 "When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness' sake. But don't make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion quicker than adults, and evasion simply muddles 'em." 
 Unfortunately, the book was too boring for me. I could not get past the first half of the book, although it addresses major issues of that time, the main theme being racism. I think I will get around to reading it again one day. I guess now is not the right time for me to read it.