Category: To Kill a Mockingbird

Organizing and Prioritizing Tasks

On a recent getaway with my children and grandkids, I asked my oldest son what was on his mind these days. “Fall,” he said. “Summer’s over, and school is cranking up.” For many of us, the arrival of autumn signals little more than a change in season. The temperature cools, the days grow crisper, and…


Top 5 Father’s Day Movies: Cinematic Salutes to Our Beloved Patriarchs

With its origins dating back to the early 16th century, what we’ve come to know as Father’s Day is now celebrated the world over (albeit on different days), yet still can’t match the popularity of its May counterpart, Mother’s Day. While there have been plenty of great movies exploring the dynamics between fathers and their sons,…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’: An Uplifting Tale About Racial Injustice

Directed by Robert Mulligan (“Summer of ’42,” 1971; “The Other,” 1972), “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a 1962 film based on a 1960 book of the same name, written by award-winning American author Harper Lee.  Elements in the book and film parallel aspects of Lee’s younger years, although we now know that the book is…