Race, Class, and Gender in To Kill a Mockingbird: Crash Course Literature 211

[@domsusefulstuff]

So once upon a time we were in literature class and I tap my friend and say, "I need a phrase that describes the way Atticus' goes ahead with the trial with full enthusiasm even though he knows he's going to lose." Without losing a beat that smart bastard spits out, "fatalistic resignation". I haven't forgotten it in 20 years.

[@Kitsune1414]

My favorite thing my 11th grade teacher pointed out to us was the women who were trying to 'save' those Africans, saying how uncivilized they were, how they didn't know the fathers of the children so the whole village raised them. My teacher said if the people of Maycomb raised the children together as the 'uncivilized Africans' did, the Ewell children wouldn't be dirty, covered in lice and uneducated. It wouldn't have taken Mayella weeks to gather a few nickles just to get the kids ice cream. She said every society is uncivilized in its own way and the abandoning of the Ewell children was one example of Maycomb's uncivil-ness.

[@Isabella-kv9yw]

Kitsune1414 wow that's really cool

[@aviviavai]

I'm surprised you didn't talk about the scene where Scout does become comfortable with the notion of femininity and that it is not inherently bad, only different. And that the women around her, including Calpurnia, do give her insight to what it means to be 'ladylike' without actually telling her, and she can do that when she's good and ready for it (because let's face it, she puts her overalls back on and runs around with the boys again anyway.) If you're going to talk about gender, it's a pretty important scene.

[@wyattsutton5974]

I know its been five years, but he talks about it in the first video about this book.

[@yoyo2001999]

I died because I remember that Calpurnia said " If he wants to eat the table cloth you let him"

[@banana697]

i know right! That's also what I did! lol😆

[@fireflamefine625]

I JUST NOW REALIZED THAT JOHN GREEN WAS THE SAME JOHN GREEN WHO IS AN AUTHOR. 😳 face palm

[@RobertWilsonCollectables]

same mind was blown

[@ChloeOxborrow]

Well done

[@israeldelarosa5461]

+Markus Hardy I know right?

[@syndromeofadowns]

fault in our stars bro

[@TheKat711]

Wow I didn't know this...

[@meredithaguilar4185]

I'm actually watching this because I like it. Not because of studying or school. 😂😂😂

[@artemis9137]

Me too. I thought that I would read the book just to enjoy it now before they make me read it next year in school and suck the life out of it.

[@MnMPryoBanana]

For me, the most touching scene in the movie adaptation was when the Blacks stood up when Atticus Finch left the courtroom. For me, it was not the respect that they paid that touched me but the manner in which Atticus Finch left the room. It tells me that he felt guilty and ashamed that, he could not save that innocent man's life. I guess it appeals to me because although humans have gone so far in issues like slavery and discrimination against race, religion, gender and sexual preferences, we still have so far to go. For instance. The killing and torture of animals for food. The destruction of their natural habitats and probably many other issues that I am still too naive to see. The guilt and shame I felt for being part of it allows me to empathize with the moment Atticus Finch left the room. The mocking bird in the title to me represents Atticus Finch. He is the man who who sings the ''truth''. To try to live his life in the right way in an unjust society but instead of being rewarded, he put his loved ones lives in danger. Since to kill his children's life is to kill him, thus the title ''to kill a mocking bird.'' Society's punishment for people who speak up for what is right in a society does wrong.

[@excellentcollins]

I've never heard anybody call Atticus a mockingbird, but you made a compelling argument

[@carmensierra3935]

I'm not sure why Atticus is a mocking bird. I see your point clearly however I'm hung up on one detail. mocking birds mock, or rather mimic. unless mockingbirds had a special or regional significance to the author, who practices mimicry through the novel?

[@chickensauce7848]

Grant Wilson Are you alright in the head? Animals are our only source of life (besides grown food). Animals don't deserve torture. The people of India have it down, as they literally worship the cow. I understand that animals don't really have the thought process to make them humanized, but that doesn't mean we should treat them lesser than us. Because we ourselves are animals. We eat and drink to survive, we sleep, we have bodily functions and disperse of unwanted and unneeded waste. All of which animals do. Some animals even have inventions and routines, friend groups and morality, which proves higher thought. The only difference between us and animals is that we have evolved. We built a society revolving around our species, and we disregard any other species. That's what separates us. Our lack of morality to other creatures. We couldn't care less about animals going extinct, ecosystems being destroyed, and even other groups of humans dying out. We only care for ourselves, and that scares me. So... no... animals shouldn't be tortured and killed, because we should be. If our whole world up and decided to be kind and clean this world, maybe we'd finally learn what humility truly means.

[@kediavedu]

Chicken Sauce I completely agree w each word but it’s ironic that your name is chicken sauce... just saying...

[@destinycoleman1132]

@@grantwilson4506 you are crazy

[@pigcatapult]

Out of all the fictional men in all the books I've ever read, I think Atticus Finch is the one I admire the most. His unshakable integrity is something I wish I could live up to.

[@GraceMcFadden]

ugh they need to keep doing crash course literature

[@CinnamonToast]

+Grace McFadden I hear they are :D not sure when the new ones will be out though

[@macncheesetv9816]

They are! It's going to be more focused on Poems

[@thebookgoddess7380]

+Mac'n CheeseTV I think John said in dear Hank and John that he would be doing a crash course Lord of The Files

[@macncheesetv9816]

TheBookGoddess oh cool! (btw you have the best username. You win)

[@thebookgoddess7380]

Mac'n CheeseTV Thanks! Your username is pretty cool too : )

[@chansondelapluie]

In English class we discussed how Mayella could also be seen as a mockingbird. While she does ultimately do harm, all she really wants is affection, and she is "shot" by unfortunate circumstances and her abusive father, for which there is no justification. She is a victim - not quite an innocent victim, but a victim nonetheless.

[@auspicious93]

Wait, this is the guy who wrote The Fault in Our Stars?????? Mind blown.

[@wed777]

He also wrote: An Abundance of Katherines, Looking for Alaska, and Paper towns

[@auspicious93]

+wed mofty ah, yes, Paper Towns! That movie looked good. Thanks for the info :)

[@marys.7713]

+99miyah as well as having a hand in will grayson, will grayson and let it snow

[@N3ONLUV]

Imagine him doing an analysis of one of his own books (O - O)

[@auspicious93]

That would be sweet!

[@elibernard905]

I shall use this knowledge to pass my English midterm. THANK YOU.

[@dylanoryadventures4508]

+eli bernard hahahaha saaame

[@GlitterIsLikeHerpes]

In my opinion, Atticus was the mockingbird. If you research mockingbirds, you'll find that they are docile creatures until their neat is threatened. When I found that, I could only think of Atticus. If it was up to him, he wouldn't harm a fly, but if Jem and Scout are in danger, he would do whatever it takes. Take the scene with Tim Johnson for example. Atticus didn't take pride in his shooting skills because he believed he was more than just a good shooter, so he decided to hide it. However, when he fears his neighborhood may get hurt, he steps up to the plate. Over all, Atticus is just an amazingly well written character and will forever be one of my favorites.

[@witchesandwillow]

I would love a Crash Course on Fahrenheit 451.

[@Girlgirl5218]

that book was awesome and strangely short

[@ethankula8169]

That book was so good. A bit unexplained, but good.

[@ubiveritasetamor]

John actually did a great vid on F451 during brotherhood 2.0; it's basically like prehistoric crash course.

[@ChrisSeltzer]

Maria McCann He only covered the first half of the book :/

[@BenjaminAlexander]

Chris Seltzer See my other comment for a link to when John covered the second half of F451. It's a video titled "Existential Airport Anxiety".

[@rane5334]

“Scout I don’t want to cast dispersions but that’s literally the definition of communism.” That quote is amazing. I laughed so hard

[@jiangciyang3860]

communism? looks like ur a dire need of liberty my friend

[@MtFDOOM48]

Why tf do u have YT in ur KZbin channel name

[@firefiames289]

Don’t forget, one of the earlier anti racism groups were called the communist USA, which actually helped in an racist case that inspired to kill a mockingbird.

[@aeri7039]

At 10:38, John Green mentioned that it could also be Katniss Everdeen. Who laughed/smiled at this one?

[@zyaicob]

Me. also there is an actual book in the bookshelf this time.

[@crashcourse]

In which John Green teaches you MORE about To Kill a Mockingbird. In this installment, John teaches you about race, class, and gender in the American south, as seen through the eyes of Scout and Harper Lee. John will talk about how Scout learns about these aspects of the social order as she interacts with the people of the town, learns from Calpurnia, watches the trial of Tom Robinson, and endures the attack of Bob Ewell. You'll also learn a little bit about Demi Moore and Mila Kunis, and John will ask just who is the Mockingbird, anyway? Not that he'll answer that, but he'll ask it. Race, Class, and Gender in To Kill a Mockingbird: Crash Course Literature 211

[@EvelynnEleonore]

I don't understand what Johns Problem is with the movie adaptation of where the wild things are, I thought it was pretty great! :)

[@EliseBoyd]

Leo Willenbergq He was saying that there is too much in books to fit it all into a movie. WTWTA was short and they still managed to not be faithful to the book.

[@dannyhuang8773]

Woah. I thought you mentioned on MentalFloss that you can just use chopsticks. :D So there is no downside.

[@bentoth9555]

Why would the definition of communism being "there's one kind of folks, folks" be a bad thing in this case, though? I don't see that as a dispersion at all, personally. It's, rather, an admirable way to see people and the world.

[@ThisIsGlobal360]

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[@dylanoryadventures4508]

anyone doing last minute finals studying?

[@haileytavares7143]

Leaving the house to go take it after this video

[@dylanoryadventures4508]

hailey tavares haha nice howd it go? I got a B in the class but whatever.

[@haileytavares7143]

Got 67% better then failing I guess

[@dylanoryadventures4508]

hailey tavares true

[@dylanoryadventures4508]

***** yo

[@Pokemarky]

"That's what makes it endearing, but also what makes it enduring." After the second it took me to parse this, I smiled one of the biggest smiles I've smiled in a while.

[@amandalovelace1698]

This novel was a major part of my life. I remember distinctively my mother sitting on the couch next to me watching the film version. She always watches old movies so I didn't pay attention the first half hour. But when the court scene came up, I closed my computer and paid full attention on how elegantly and courageously Atticus Finch delivered his speech. I was blown away, and honestly it's what started my adventure towards classic novels. Also what started my fascination with society, and led me to my love of psychology.

[@Kaelytraec]

What if killing the mockingbird isn't literal, so much as figurative? Maybe it's not literally killing, but causing needless pain, whether for your amusement or otherwise. Take how the children treated Arthur Radley, mocking and taunting him because of their fear of him, and how close they (and Atticus) were to putting him in the limelight of the town. Maybe the sin is tormenting the man who has done nothing but try his hardest to protect them throughout the book.

[@ameynanote]

You seem like a person who rather than grabbing life's hand and letting it take you more like clenches it's balls hard and let's it carry you :) it's both a compliment and an nice insult.

[@crazsomelizard6507]

Darby Maxwell that's exactly what it means...

[@arthurbrennan8362]

There are a few "mockingbirds" in the book...those who have had their innocence destroyed by prejudice/racism. Boo, Jem, Dolphus Raymond, and Tom Robinson, of course.

[@evrettescott8338]

well.... noo

[@weiyin8046]

This is literally written down in the book. I believe it’s Scout who says that Boo Radley was the mockingbird.

[@GlovesoffHarry]

This is the the winter of our discontent. Made glorious summer by this sun of Green.

[@thenameisizzi20]

Good Luck to any GCSE English Lit students!

[@czechmeoutbabe1997]

+thenameisizzi20 Haha thanks I'm taking it at literally 9:00 tomorrow!

[@_AABCEHMU]

+Admiral Ackbar Same haha

[@luvlihyunjin]

This is a year later but thank you haha 😅

[@Scheurthiaume]

John I cannot thank you enough for this... Our English teacher assigned this book and a project about the themes and stuff and refuses to discuss it with us... You rock and totally are saving my grade!! Thanks so much! (I read the book, you just helped me understand the deeper themes and such).

[@TheJacobKing44]

Good luck to everyone who has their English Literature Unit 1 exam tomorrow...

[@maxlord2972]

Thank you so much 😂

[@TheJacobKing44]

max lord Lol, what books you studying?

[@maxlord2972]

+TheJacobKing To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies and History Boys 💸💸💸 how about you?

[@TheJacobKing44]

To kill a mockingbird and An inspector calls:)))

[@Tom-uk2rf]

best of luck 😢😢😢

[@XLuftWaffleX]

What does Atticus like to drink when he goes to a bar? Tequila Mockingbird.

[@pelicane136]

What's the recipe?!?!

[@doreensmileyface7625]

I honestly thought that the book was Tequila Mockingbird before I saw the book and read the title. Cause in Australia, the accent makes it sound like Tequila instead of To Kill a

[@DaniellaTsang]

Do the kids enjoy the non-alcoholic drink known as Harper Tea?

[@carolineroberts9644]

Lol. Not to be the person, but Atticus doesn’t drink. Bob Ewell does though. :)

[@mv1suales]

good one

[@NosDarkly]

Film adaptations often don't work because movies have to follow a weirdly specific formula or audiences get bored, and shoehorning a novel into that formula can mangle it.

[@annabay5734]

Probably the best analysis of this book I’ve ever heard

[@Asyousowsoooshallyoureap]

Eat your cheetos with a tooth pick.

[@radagastwiz]

Or chopsticks!

[@SciencenHistorydude]

radagastwiz It's an actual life hack.

[@Moonbeam143]

Or mind powers!

[@SciencenHistorydude]

Moonbeam No, just no.

[@SciencenHistorydude]

findtheway433 He did

[@SOCKER719]

In 11 minutes you have explained this book to me so well that I'm actually interested in rereading this book after my freshman English teacher spent a good 10 days worth of classes killing this book and taking out any imaginative thoughts I might've had about it.

[@moonshowerNo1]

Mr Green Mr Green! Please do a crash course on The Crucible and Animal Farm! It would help me lots with the prescribed books at school

[@aliciakonstantina3623]

I read To Kill a Mockingbird in 8th grade, and I completely overlooked everything about it. I don't know, it's not that I didn't like it, but I didn't really understand the plot, or I didn't appreciate it at the time, because I had to read it for my English class (I didn't read it for pleasure.) But now, 2 years later, watching this video gives me new insights. I think I might read it again. Thanks Crash Course!!

[@johnreyes2461]

Read this in the 8th grade but my teacher never when this deep into the book. I like this view of the book

[@CourtoonXIII]

Perfect use of Bran.

[@dylan-fr3bh]

I thought this was a game of thrones comment

[@luvkirby4ever]

I find the ending of this really beautiful... but that makes me really wonder about John's opinion on Go Set a Watchman. I have many conflicting emotions about it.

[@marys.7713]

this is so especially helpful for incoming freshman who can benefit from someone explaining the themes of the story that require background. i have to write reports on different areas in this novel and i found it quite inspiring to watch this and the other tkam video to find discussion topics to write about. when you explained different things about the novel and talked about them, it got my own ideas and opinions flowing and i was able to write down what i thought about the things you were talking about. for that i'd like to thank you. creative/writing inspiration is the greatest gift that i could receive from anyone or anything.

[@Codiliabra]

I'm just listening for fun, but, I will be a freshman next year, this could be useful. Also, do not throw away your shot.

[@MurderOfSuburbia]

I totally agree! To Kill a Mockingbird's adaptation was the best movie-film I've seen :) I am seriously considering naming my son Atticus

[@MeVsThevoices]

really been enjoying this series, thank you everyone at Crash Course

[@ThatSoddingGamer]

The wrong captions were uploaded (I think from a previous episode?) >_> Fortunately John (and Hank) Green are among those that I can easily understand without captions. Just wanted to point it out.

[@Maramaritaguinaga]

Well, I can´t hear quite right. And english is not my first language :( so I feel I missed a bit of what was said. Please try to fix it, some of us need captions.

[@parkerneu9964]

I'm cramming a bunch of these in the night before my AP Literature exam as a review for the FRQ's, thank you guys for making these.

[@zeztro]

I could have used this a week ago when I did my English exam partly on To Kill a Mockingbird...

[@blazakin246]

Robert Barlow Thats exactly what happened a couple weeks ago, but now we're watching the movie.

[@Crystalvampire66]

Robert Barlow I got it in Grade 10. But it is my dad's favourite book so he tried to get me to read it when I was 11. It didn't work out for him.

[@Crystalvampire66]

Robert Barlow I love reading, and I did when I was a kid too. And Mocking Bird was at my level, but 11 year old me could not get into it. I could understand the words but the subject matter was a little beyond me.

[@jennychen8601]

"Could also be Katniss Everdeen." XD

[@abbizeiger2622]

Literally me xD

[@Eliajayoub]

My girlfriend wants you to know that the cartoon me in the end looks better than I do (joke). I love you too Crash Course.

[@Ikelae]

Thanks thought bubble for putting that slight 101st airborne reference in for the Little Rock 9!

[@tessat338]

Finally! Someone is talking about Calpurnia. I don't think that one can have an adequate discussion of "To Kill a Mockingbird" without bringing in Calpurnia. She is the mother figure to Atticus' father figure and we can't understand where Scout is coming from with out seeing Calpurnia's influence over her and Jem.

[@salpednavsalocin]

Remedy for cheeto-fingers: eat with chopsticks! you're welcome, Jhon's books ;)

[@Cloverlord444]

OMG, Google installed an option to further speed up videos to at least 2X normal speed. Crash Course has turned into Super Crash Course for those brave enough to tread those waters.

[@athelynstark4381]

OH MY GOD did you by chance check it out Slowed down!? Drunk Literature.

[@graceperemot5374]

how can i do that?

[@Cloverlord444]

Grace-Christine Peremot options (little gear on bottom of video) then go up to speed options and select whatever you want.

[@davescave7267]

I just felt like i needed to point out the closed captioning is incorrect. Looks like it is the one from the first part of To Kill a Mockingbird. Excellent show and i really enjoyed all of the points made. Thank you John and the rest of you hard working souls.

[@CrystalWilliamsoncoach]

WEB duBois' book THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK is one of my favorites of all time!

[@paperl9328]

I think you show admirable, true courage in trying to be "hip", John Green.

[@Soligmon]

I only just realised that you went through your entire Jane Eyre video without mentioning that there's a character called John Green!!!!!

[@kathywithak7529]

What a gem this channel is!!! Thank you 😊

[@KOOLBOYSC1]

wow my eight grade class just finish reading this book

[@mostkilz]

Now that I look back at my 8th grade, I kinda wish that I appreciated the book more. Enjoy ur 8th grade reading

[@mostkilz]

im too old for yall D: its good tho, so enjoy it :)

[@timjohnson7588]

I know this was three years ago, but give it a read now. I haven't read it since freshman year, and I'm halfway through college. The amount of stuff I pick up now is significantly higher than before. Best wishes to you mate.

[@chloeb.7999]

I read this book already, but thank you so much for doing it. When I read this book in English class it helped me understand other people, the influences of them and the lives they lead. And when you talk about these stories so passionately, it renews that spirit of reading. These videos should seriously get more views

[@DanThePropMan]

MILA KUNIS IS NOT OLD, YOU TAKE THAT BACK

[@iAteYourCookiesxD]

I like those literature crashcourse (i dn't need them for school btw) I like to get to know more about symbols and Backgrounds and stuff. I'd like to see a Literature crashcourse of Lord of the Flis, because we never read that in school but I read it private and i liked it really much.

[@jamesgreen6251]

I never thought that any one person in the book was 'the mockingbird' rather it is about the act itself. To kill a mockingbird is an act of spite that harms many people and profits no one and I think there are several in the book. Its that bewildered felling of why would anyone do such a thing. Compared say to Atticus shooting the dog which is also sad but necessary.

[@sumahidchowdhury8465]

Great video, guys! We just finished reading To Kill A Mockingbird in class. Great book.

[@jazzyjake6503]

John Green for president!

[@reid975]

TKAM is one of my favorite books; thank you John Green for doing it justice!!!

[@featuringfranklin]

Kurt's next! Yay!

[@billyshears8644]

Yeah but I haven't read Slaughterhouse Five yet and I think I want to... So then I can't watch the episode. Darn.

[@pantsrevolutions]

Billy Shears It's a quick read, so get to it! :D

[@billyshears8644]

Thanks for the advice! If I have time between studying for AP exams, I will! ;)

[@pantsrevolutions]

***** The serenity prayer? Probably my favorite "quote" of all time.

[@cejo4636]

This got me an A on an essay! (Which is a miracle in regards to my previous English marks) It was so insightful, concise and easy to take in. Thanks so so so so soooo much crash course! I wish I could give everyone who works there a kiss on the cheek!

[@Abbyc983]

I love the game if thrones reference in the beginning

[@stephthebard9037]

This is one of the few books I remember clearly from my middle school years and I NEVER thought of it this deeply before. Now I must reread this book with a whole new perspective.

[@LachyBalboa1]

"Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit em. But remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."

[@BYTLover]

I'm only 17 seconds through but I already love this video cause it used what I'm pretty sure was a cartoon Bran Stark as an example of someone who can climb into someone else's skin.

[@mireiaparetsperis3078]

The subtitols in this episode aren't correct. Congratulations for your channel is really interesting and I learn a lot of new things.

[@PeterDSMork]

Mireia parets peris Agreed. Please fix the captions!

[@jsarge426]

watching this for english assignment lets go!

[@jmcosmos]

If you (and Harper Lee) think that mockingbirds don't eat crops, then you've never had a garden full of tomatoes that you had to screen the buggers off from.

[@jamesrpascoe]

ftr, there are multiple plausible ways to hit someone on the right side of the face with your left arm and vice verse. For example, turn your head to the side (now back to read this), if someone had just hit you with either hand it would be on the side facing the computer - that is assuming your opponent was a computer.

[@stellarfirefly]

Speaking of good vs bad movie adaptations of literature: John, what did you think of the 2013 version of "The Great Gatsby" with DiCaprio and Maguire?

[@danheidel]

If I recall, it was something like, "Ehhhhhhh..."

[@Forceprincess]

It was so, overly faithful that I felt like I was reviewing for an exam.Which is rare for a book movie. I liked it well enough, but was bothered by the hip-hop at Gatsby's party.

[@richielomas9564]

Shauna Force See, I think the point of that was to better convey the sense of wildness and debauchery of the party. Modern audiences consider jazz and old-person's music, and so would likely think of it as conservative, traditional, and restrained. Obviously that's not the case to anyone who knows jazz, but the spirit of the party and the age is best conveyed my music which the audience will associate with reckless abandon and defiance of strict morality.

[@Forceprincess]

Richie Lomas I understand that, and I agree with you, but the anachronism still took me out of the movie a bit.

[@stellarfirefly]

The same applied for me. I understand the reasoning behind it, but for me it was just distracting because it didn't fit.

[@chrisundercoffer8124]

I just found out you wrote The Fault In Our Stars. My mind is blown. I watch you in social studies class all of the time.

[@bishfish7726]

it has to be bran in the quote thingy

[@franzineumeister7379]

Wow, at 0:14 and 0:21 there's Bran! Awesome idea! I truly can't stop smiling^^ Please continue your great work, y'all! :)

[@dontwatchtheworldburn3673]

Books are great, but when I read a book written in first person, for the next few hours, I believe I am the narrator of the book, I kid you not.

[@williamflack4065]

Literature is the best of all the Crash Courses

[@FeeOJLee]

Isn't this how everyone lives their lives? I mean with a double identity? I'm Nigerian American and I know how I should act with Africans, how I should act with blacks and how to act with whites. I kinda just thought that's how it is. Humans are mirror animals and have schemas that categorize things so if they categorize a thing in a certain way they will mirror that thing. I've always just thought that's what it was. I'm not saying that that is good because it sucks having that many identities because like Selena's father says in the movie Selena "We have to be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans, both at the same time! It's exhausting!"

[@paulkannenberg1223]

Most do, but scout and jem were raised by atticus. Ms. Maudie said that Atticus acted the same in public as he did in his home, so jem and scout expected everyone else to do that.

[@StephySon]

+Jesuferanmi Jebutu I know what you mean, I feel like I have to put on masks everyday, masks with my family, masks with my friends, masks around my white friends, masks around my black friends, on and on and on . . .

[@brkatimachor]

Thanks John!!! Thanks Crash Course crew!!

[@samseidel9917]

Every time he says folKs a little part of me dies... 2:55

[@davidmcmillon5963]

John, you should take suggestions for the third unit of Crash Course Literature!

[@squigoo]

0:38 not if you eat them with chopsticks! :3

[@ColeMootz]

This is one of my favorite books of all time; Thanks a ton for making two vids on it Mr. Green! (Since i guess your a teacher)

[@larryf2821]

You say that literature lets us see through other people's eyes, but as I see it, it lets us see through the eyes of one person, the author. You are taking a journey through one person's head and this is my critique of fiction and why most of my reading is non-fiction.

[@john-alanpascoe5848]

Well, we are not confined to reading the works of only one author, nor is the author confined to writing only one book, or to only letting us see the viewpoint of only one character. Yes, an author's personal viewpoint(s) will colour their work, but that means that as soon as that viewpoint differs from our own, we are already being confronted with a different viewpoint. We are also free to think about and question how an author portrays their characters.

[@Gemmabeta]

Reading is also about interpretation, so it allows you to take a walk through the author's head, the heads of the people the author is writing about, and your own head as you formulate your own opinions on the action (and possibly see those opinions change).

[@A3roboy]

I agree. For the purposes of empathizing with real people fiction is simply too unrealistic, both the plots and the characters. If you want to find out what it's like being in 1950s Alabama, read an autobiography (or better yet a newspaper, but that's not the point).

[@archvermin]

You maybe surprised at how a single person's dramatised writings can provide insight into the minds of multiple people. Consider this: your short entry of mere 2 sentences on the internet have already (within 24hrs) invited the approval of A3roboy, who mirrored your view. Now it may very well just stop there, and your comment will fade into the ocean of digital information. On the other hand, if many many people agree enough with you, they may leave their own supporting comments and like your post. Eventually yours will become a top comment, always afloat on the digital sea; and your readers will through your eyes catch a glimpse of shared insight of many more others like you. And no one really knows whether a Larry F who wears glasses and handsome facial hair really exist. Just as how John previously illustrated his video on Things Fall Apart, of how Chinua Achebe was able to fictionalise into a novel the collective experiences of a generation of Africans, and this novel is now remembered and celebrated because a single person's writing can resonate with many more people so well.

[@benvolio6108]

"I don't like imaginary things because they come from one person." "I read non-fiction even though it still is usually written by one person." Right.

[@Numbuh1NerdX]

These two videos are probably going to keep me from failing my English class, so thank you, CrashCourse!

[@gogothewind123]

Y'know, I was almost moved there at the end. Then there was a Hunger Games reference.

[@nolanthiessen1073]

Blame Meredith!

[@DKnarugioh93]

I know, John gotta stop pandering to his teenage girls audience.

[@makaylakinsella7646]

You gave me the reference I needed for my English paper with DuBois! Crash Course rocks so much!

[@SereniaSaissa]

the captions are from part 1 - which is confusing as this is part 2!!!

[@DARKNATUREXD]

I love the ocarina with the music high light

[@aperson22222]

Mila Kunis is old? She's only thirty. Not only that, I'd never even heard of her till a couple years ago. On the other hand, she _was_ born in a country which no longer exists.

[@Crystalvampire66]

What country is that? I assumed she was American, of course unless I know other wise I assume every actor in an American movie is American.

[@aperson22222]

Crystalvampire66 USSR

[@leafsfan112233]

aperson22222 wait she's Russian? damn I didn't know that, wait nvm says here she's Ukrainian (she was born where Ukraine is today), she doesn't look like someone I'd imagine is from that part of the world though

[@Crystalvampire66]

aperson22222 Well I guess that technically doesn't exist, but all the countries that made it up exist, I think. Like the Ukraine exists. Oh and to leafsfan112233 every country has hot people, just based on the numbers alone every country has to have some hot people. But some countries might have less than others

[@leafsfan112233]

Crystalvampire66 no I was talking about her skin color more than anything, people I imagine from that area I think of as more white, she may have some Mongolian or steppe in her by the looks of it, I know there are plenty of hot woman in every country lol

[@extblues]

Comparisons between Mockingbird and True Detective (...yes, I saw the mug on the desk)? Interesting...

[@Eleglas]

Shout-out to Bran Stark warging.

[@nadiact-ie5hy]

Thank you so much for this video on Mockingbird, and for all of your videos. I've loved this book since High School, and I love being able to think about it in new ways. DFTBA

[@taliafore1578]

Dont ask me why, but when I was little I used to think Rosa Parks was Hilary Clinton.

[@tomtoddmusic]

Wow, I got misty-eyed at the end! Good explanation.

[@Alverant]

A bad modern movie version: Amazing Spider-man 2.

[@Alverant]

Haven LouGarou I disagree. SM3 didn't take one of Spider-man's greatest (arguably) failures/lessons and totally suck all the meaning out of it by a guy who looks like Edward Cullen.

[@lolallday08]

Haven LouGarou you make a very valid point there...

[@lolallday08]

Haven:2 Alverant:1

[@yogaadampratama4201]

***** "by a guy who looks like Edward Cullen." YOU TAKE THAT BACK.

[@Alverant]

Haven LouGarou That first part sounds more like ASM 2. I don't know who KD Lang is, but the Parker in the SM movies looks more like what Parker should be than the Edward Cullen wannabe the found for the current trilogy+.

[@constancemcmorrow6740]

You're helping me so much in English thank you so much defiantly subscribing

[@thomaswillard6267]

Man, the sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird really cut down his analysis of Atticus

[@coreylando6608]

+Thomas Willard Just pretend the sequel doesn't exist. It just tarnishes the original.

[@juliaserra1406]

+Corey Lando Go set a Watchmen was actually the original. To Kill a Mockingbird was written according to the editors suggestions. The new book definitely tarnishes Atticus' progressive image, but it does this by bringing light to his character, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. Atticus Finch, even in TKM, despite his recognition of the humanity in POC, still asserts white superiority. Go set a Watchman should not be ignored simply because it sheds a dark light on something that has been so deeply revered, it provides an important context that allows us to be more conscious of what readers consider is "progressive."

[@marys.7713]

+Julia Serra i think also it is important to remember although characters and settings and obviously similar or identical in the two books, they're really not the same story. different versions possibly. but i don't believe that they were meant to exist in the same fictional universe

[@Laura-qp9iw]

Man this just reminded me how much I love this book

[@tkkt.6480]

but wait...the mongols!!

[@Freshette]

Whew... I thought for a moment you were going to disapprove of the film. I would have cried bitter tears if you had. Thank you for saving everyone from that eventuality.