To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 1-8

Close Reads Podcast

Goldberry Studios

Arts, Books

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to a new series of discussions on another beloved novel, this time on one of the best American novels ever written. In this episode, we talk about Harper Lee’s use of voice in telling the story (and why it’s somewhat similar to Jane Austen), the importance of the character of Jem, the Southerness of the book, and much more.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm David Kern.
0:04.3	I'm Heidi Way.
0:05.6	I'm Tim McIntosh.
0:07.4	And I'm Sean Johnson.
0:09.0	And the gang's all back together again here on Close Reads, a podcast for the Incurable Reader, on which we are discussing Harper Lease to Kill a Mockingbird.
0:16.6	One of the great American novels, arguably the best American novel of the 20th century.
0:22.9	There's all kinds of things that we could talk about related to its status in the American canon,
0:28.0	in the canon of the novel in general, if we wish.
0:30.9	First, though, Heidi, how's it going?
0:33.2	I'm so happy.
0:35.0	We just got back from the Close Reader's retreat just a few days ago, a week ago, if you're listening.
0:40.5	And we're reading maybe the Great American novel.
0:44.7	So everything about the, and Tim's here.
0:47.3	Yeah.
0:47.8	And in summer.
0:48.5	The gangs back together.
0:49.6	That's right.
0:50.1	The gang's back together.
0:51.5	So many ingredients for happiness right now.
0:53.9	Yeah.
0:54.9	Yeah.
0:55.4	See, summer in Colorado is different than summer in the south, though.
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