TKAM IS HONESTLY JUST GREAT

When I hear the words “a work of literary merit,” I normally think that means if my book is a good book. But, I feel like there is a lot more meaning to those words. I feel like literary merit means that a book is so well written and popular that when writers are writing or English teachers are teaching courses, they must always go back to this book a reference something from it, whether it be specific passage or a literary device. The book has to provide some type of significance importance in the literary world in order for it to be considered “a work of literary merit.” I personally think that To Kill A Mockingbird is a work of literary merit because it has been referenced or mentioned so many times that I can’t even count. There are so many passages in the book that have significance not only to the book, but to the outside world as well. For example, the title itself connects to the real world by saying it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. I love the message behind this because it explains that you cannot kill innocent people because all they have done is good for the community around them. While reading TKAM, many life lessons have been explained throughout the book and I felt like it was an entertainment book as much as it was a life lesson book.