![]() Dubose is a morphine addict,” Atticus states in the book. Dubose - the cranky neighborhood villain - was a morphine addict. Inexcusable lapses in reading comprehension also surfaced, such as the fact that I hadn’t realized Mrs. And yes, there was a huge amount I’d missed on my first time through, ranging from major themes (the prevalence of child abuse) to minor details (unfamiliar words, like “flivver”). ![]() Two decades had passed since I’d absorbed Harper Lee’s 1960 novel. ![]() When you revisit in adulthood a book that you last read in childhood, you will likely experience two broad categories of observation: “Oh yeah, I remember this part,” and “Whoa, I never noticed that part.” That’s what I expected when I picked up “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which was voted the best book of the past 125 years by readers in a recent New York Times poll. Our critic reconsiders “To Kill a Mockingbird” ![]()
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