To Kill A Mockingbird has been challenged repeatedly by the political left and right, who have sought to remove it from libraries for its portrayal of conflict between children and adults; ungrammatical speech; references to sex, the supernatural, and --

It is true that I am nostalgic about this book but I am going to assert that there is nothing troubling or controversial about Harper Lee's gift to the world. The problems some might have with the book are a reflection of their own personal issues rather than the book. Mockingbird reflects the times it was written in. It is one of the few coming of age books that speak to the heart of love, tolerance, and social justice. These issues still exist in today's world despite many people's insistence that "things have changed". Atticus, I'm not going to count Lee's draft of Go set a Watchman, is still a moral compass that continues to help guide through issues of right and wrong: race and acceptance.