For those who loved (or even liked) "To Kill A Mockingbird," Malcolm Gladwell's "Atticus Finch and Social Liberalism" in the latest New Yorker is pretty interesting. wuap probably has some insights, being from the South and all.
Gladwell, one of the smartest, most interesting people writing these days, criticizes Harper Lee's book and its main character. It's interesting, but I am not sure it's useful -- the book simply tells a story. If the characters in a novel all have to be perfect in order for the book to be worthy, then all fiction is in trouble.
Gladwell, one of the smartest, most interesting people writing these days, criticizes Harper Lee's book and its main character. It's interesting, but I am not sure it's useful -- the book simply tells a story. If the characters in a novel all have to be perfect in order for the book to be worthy, then all fiction is in trouble.
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