Editing Talk:To Kill a Mockingbird

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== Semi-protected edit request on 26 April 2023 ==

{{edit semi-protected|To Kill a Mockingbird|answered=yes}}
 [[Special:Contributions/205.133.211.194|205.133.211.194]] ([[User talk:205.133.211.194|talk]]) 18:46, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

:Amazing!! [[Special:Contributions/&#126;2025-34017-19|&#126;2025-34017-19]] ([[User talk:&#126;2025-34017-19|talk]]) 11:28, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

In the novel Atticus is a positive role model to his children Jem, and Scout on doing the right thing in a society where being equal is not favored. Atticus defends a African American young Scout , and Jem is able to see people for who they truly are regardless of their race. For example, when Mr. Fitch took on the case of defending Mr. Robinson, there was a group of men who showed up to Atticus' front door, angry about him defending a black man against a white woman. When Scout and Jem realize the men surrounding their father the children run over to defend their father. This is a powerful scene because the audience starts to realize the innocent hearts of the children sticking by what is right. Jem sticks by his dads side until the mob leaves, and in this situation Scout shuts down the situation with kindness. Scout is seen signaling out a man who presents himself as a nice man earlier in the novel who Atticus accepts collards from in exchange for legal work that the family can not afford. Scout went to school with the man’s son named Walter. She mentions how Walter is a nice boy, and to tell his son that she says hello. The statement clearly impacts Mr. Cunningham, makes him feel guilty, and forces him to reevaluate his decision to harass Atticus. The Soft kind tone Scout displays shuts the situation down with kindness and the angry mob leaves.
:[[File:Red question icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:''' it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a [[WP:EDITXY|"change X to Y" format]] and provide a [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable source]] if appropriate.<!-- Template:ESp --> '''[[User:NotTheFakeJTP|<span style="color: red">JTP</span>]] <sup>([[User talk:NotTheFakeJTP|talk]] • [[Special:Contribs/NotTheFakeJTP|contribs]])</sup>''' 19:34, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

== "Classic" ==

"To Kill a Mockingbird has become a classic of modern American literature"

Is it ok to call something a "classic" as a factual statement? Even with something like "To kill a Mockingbird" it seems like a subjective thing to me, rather than saying "it is widely regarded as a classic". I'm asking out of curiosity. [[User:Dornwald|Dornwald]] ([[User talk:Dornwald|talk]]) 22:46, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

:I would say so with such universal agreement, for example no one would argue that the works of Shakespeare aren't a classic of Literature as a whole [[User:Pikachubob3|Pikachubob3]] ([[User talk:Pikachubob3|talk]]) 04:00, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

== Is this opinions? ==

Here is the first paragraph :

'''''To Kill a Mockingbird''''' is a [[novel]] by the American author [[Harper Lee]]. It was published in July 1960 and became instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' has become a classic of modern [[American literature]]; a year after its release, it won the [[Pulitzer Prize]]. The plot and characters are loosely based on Lee's observations of her family, her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of [[Monroeville, Alabama]], in 1936, when she was ten.

Is the successful part opinions? Or is it okay? [[User:OneTrueKingLives|OneTrueKingLives]] ([[User talk:OneTrueKingLives|talk]]) 06:57, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

== Merge proposal ==

I propose merging [[To Kill a Mockingbird in popular culture]] into [[To Kill a Mockingbird]]. Most of the list in To Kill a Mockingbird in popular culture is unsourced and does not merit inclusion per [[MOS:TRIVIA]]. I think moving the two lead paragraphs back to To Kill a Mockingbird and eliminating the list would allow the popular culture context to be explained without causing [[Wikipedia:UNDUE|weighting]] issues. [[User:ElToAn123|ElToAn123]] ([[User talk:ElToAn123|talk]]) 04:47, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
:'''Support merge''' The '''...in popular culture''' article is short and, as the nominator points out, almost entirely unsourced. Its lead is a strong (and sourced) summary that would fit well in the main article without adding too much to the length (although a bit of the first para can be trimmed as just repeating what's already in the main article), and the fancruft lists of trivial mentions aren't useful. [[User:Schazjmd|<span style="color:#066293;">'''Schazjmd'''</span>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Schazjmd|<span style="color:#738276;">''(talk)''</span>]] 14:16, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Schazjmd|Schazjmd]] I accidentally started deleting the pop culture examples that I felt were fancruft. I meant to undo my deletions when I added the merge template. Please see [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=To_Kill_a_Mockingbird_in_popular_culture&oldid=1250420432 the previous version] with the original-length article. [[User:ElToAn123|ElToAn123]] ([[User talk:ElToAn123|talk]]) 15:33, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:ElToAn123|ElToAn123]], it doesn't change my support for the proposal. I've restored those accidental deletions though, and kept the merge template. [[User:Schazjmd|<span style="color:#066293;">'''Schazjmd'''</span>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Schazjmd|<span style="color:#738276;">''(talk)''</span>]] 15:57, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
:'''Support'''. A summary of cultural impact is useful as part of the book's article. If someone wants to make a list of every time the work is mentioned in another work, they can do so at https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ReferencedBy/ToKillAMockingbird per [[WP:ALTERNATE]]. '''[[User:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#0c4709">Thebiguglyalien</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Thebiguglyalien|<span style="color:#472c09">talk</span>]]) 02:25, 12 March 2026 (UTC)