刚看到Harper Lee去世的消息。觉得有点伤感。To Kill a Mocking Bird,我最早看的是电影,那时我刚出国不久,英语还不算很好,有些地方不是很听得懂,不觉得有多么了不起。几年前读了小说原著,改变了看法,觉得是我读过的最让我感动的书之一。小说的主题当然是关于种族关系问题。但开头的那几章对童年时期天真烂漫的描写,也勾起了我不少美好的回忆。
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what." -- Atticus Finch