All right, this is to settle freshman curiosity for the ages. As at many other high schools throughout the U.S., my freshman English class required me to read To Kill a Mockingbird. I’m rereading it this summer just because, and I flipped it over to read the back cover today…and noticed something I thought my mind had put to rest 4 years ago.
“Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story.”
WHAT??
I think we argued then that it was Scout and Dill, since they were “engaged.” 4 years later, I’m thinking it might be a triangle with Scout, Jem, and Boo. But then, that’s not quite a simple love story. Any ideas/confirmations?
Maybe the fact that Lee may have thought of it as a “love story” does not necessarily imply that she thought of it as a romance story. There are differing definitions of “love,” you know.
Gatsby - no problemo and muchos gracias. I’ve made some galloping errors too
pldennison - That’s my new theory, looking back on the book (stated in OP). Obviously Boo, Jem, and Scout aren’t in a romantic love story. Romance or not, I just want to know how it could be construed as a love story of any sort and what other people’s opinions are on who is involved in the “simple love story” of Harper Lee.