Extending the Theme

               I hate change.  If a friend calls at the last minute to make plans, I decline.  When the weatherman reports sunshine and it rains unexpectedly,  I have a bad day.  I am stuck in my ways.  To Kill a Mockingbird really spoke to me in one main way.  Society was unable to reexamine things.  They simply did things the way they had been done for years.  The people of Maycomb, like me, didn't welcome change.
             
               Every day, smart people around the world are reopening, questioning, and reassessing important theories and rules.  That is what should have happened in To Kill a Mockingbird.  Instead, society simply followed the unwritten, unjustified rule that black people were not to be trusted.  Tom Robinson was convicted simply because people were unable to welcome modification of ideas. 
              
               After reading To Kill a Mockingbird, I realized that to grow, people need to rethink things and renew themselves.  In my life, my stubborn decisions don't mean life or death for an innocent person; but they hold me back.  Spontaneity and the ability to question yourself are what make a strong person.  I now know that things needed to change in To Kill a Mockingbird in order for justice to be served, and that change in regular life is important.