Mockingbird Monday: More than Meets the Eye

(Today’s Guest Blog written by Chet Bush) What I love about To Kill A Mockingbird is parabled in the great mad-dog showdown. When a sick dog sidles down the street threatening the neighborhood with its crazy twitch and stagger, there is only one sharp-shooter fit to drop the animal: Atticus Finch. This scene captures the […]

“Atticus Finch is Missing”

My good friend was driving through Nashville, TN last week and saw signs posted all around her neighborhood…”Atticus Finch is missing.” (Someone had apparently lost track of a well-named cat). I think most people who grow to appreciate Lee’s novel are fascinated with the qualities of Atticus and what he has to teach us about […]

Seeing the world from someone else’s point of view

Over the next couple of weeks, I will be winding down the theme of “Mockingbird Mondays.” As I come to the end of this journey, Iwanted to reflecton a few of my favorite quotes, characters and lessons from Harper Lee’s classic. The novel’s most famous line is also it’s most profound: “You never really understand […]