What It Actually Means to Kill a Mockingbird

Some books stay with you long after the last page. In this episode of Margin Notes, the team talks through Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird - Is it a story about human dignity, about compassion, about what separates class from character? We follow Scout through Maycomb, weigh the mystery of Boo Radley, and wrestle with a verdict everyone senses is wrong and what it has to do with a mockingbird. Check out our complete set for To Kill a Mockingbird - https://www.memoriapress.com/curricul... Margin Notes is a book club podcast from the team behind Classical Et Cetera, where host Paul Schaeffer sits down with three classically educated undergraduates to discuss one great book per episode. 0:00 Intro and Synopsis 5:14 The Big Question and Human Dignity 18:09 Atticus and the Rabid Dog 23:54 Prejudice and the Blindness of a Town 33:12 True Compassion and Standing in His Shoes 39:50 The Title and the Meaning of the Ending