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> ['To Kill a Mockingbird' is really two stories. One is a coming-of-age tale told from the point of view of Scout Finch, a girl of about nine, and her slightly older brother, Jem. The second story concerns their father, attorney…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/to-kill-a-mockingbird-is-really-two-stories-one-is-a-coming-of-age/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

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## More by Charles J. Shields

> ['To Kill a Mockingbird' is really two stories. One is a coming-of-age tale told from the point of view of Scout Finch, a girl…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/to-kill-a-mockingbird-is-really-two-stories-one-is-a-coming-of-age/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

> [On the strength of Vonnegut's reputation, 'Breakfast of Champions' spent a year on the best-seller lists, proving that he could indeed publish anything and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/on-the-strength-of-vonnegut-s-reputation-breakfast-of-champions-spent/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

> ['To Kill a Mockingbird' appeared to highly favorable reviews and quickly climbed to the top of bestseller lists, where it remained for more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/to-kill-a-mockingbird-appeared-to-highly-favorable-reviews-and/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

> [Harper Lee and Truman Capote became friends as next-door neighbors in the late 1920s, when they were about kindergarten age. From the start, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/harper-lee-and-truman-capote-became-friends-as-next-door-neighbors-in/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

> [The great purpose in life is to take your destiny out of the hands of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/the-great-purpose-in-life-is-to-take-your-destiny-out-of-the-hands-of/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

> [She just wanted to be comfortable in her own skin...But she would not stop to seek others' approval. The notion that she should never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/she-just-wanted-to-be-comfortable-in-her-own-skin-but-she-would-not/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

> [My theory is that Kurt had a lot of residual pain from his childhood. And when you pile that on top of his experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/my-theory-is-that-kurt-had-a-lot-of-residual-pain-from-his-childhood/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

> [“At home, he (A.C. Lee) encouraged Nelle to clamber up on him lap to "help" him read the newspaper or complete the crossword puzzle.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/at-home-he-a-c-lee-encouraged-nelle-to-clamber-up-on-him-lap-to-help/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

> [Engaging and well paced, the book fills in the reality behind Vonnegut's work](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/engaging-and-well-paced-the-book-fills-in-the-reality-behind-vonnegut/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

> [Edith Vonnegut behaved like a guest in her children's lives. To her way of thinking, parenting came under the general heading of household tasks,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/edith-vonnegut-behaved-like-a-guest-in-her-children-s-lives-to-her/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

> [In the late 1990s, I left the teaching field to write biographies and histories for young adults.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/in-the-late-1990s-i-left-the-teaching-field-to-write-biographies-and/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

> [“I think part of your success lies in the shock of recognition- or as the Japanese might say, 'the unexpected recognition of the faithful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/i-think-part-of-your-success-lies-in-the-shock-of-recognition-or-as/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

> [“You took her as she was. She wasn't trying to impress anyone," said Claude Nunnelly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/you-took-her-as-she-was-she-wasn-t-trying-to-impress-anyone-said/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

> [If you want to write serious books, you must be ready to break the forms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/if-you-want-to-write-serious-books-you-must-be-ready-to-break-the/)

[Charles J. Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-j-shields/)

> [Bernard Vonnegut, named for his paternal grandfather, was born August 29, 1914. He was a serious-looking little boy, even in informal photographs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-j-shields/bernard-vonnegut-named-for-his-paternal-grandfather-was-born-august/)

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