Mockingbird2011

by klinderUCSC
Last updated 2 years ago

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Mockingbird2011

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''This book was inspired by the events at Virginia Tech as well as my own need to try to explain what it's like for a child to have Asperger's syndrome...I hope that readers will see that, by getting inside someone's head, really understanding that person, so many misunderstandings and problems can be avoided...[ones] that can lead to mounting frustration, and sometimes, even violence''(235)

mockingbird

(mok'ing-burd)

THEMES -Empathy and Friendship -Death -Understanding Emotion -Autism Spectrum and Different Ways of Thinking CONFLICTS -Father and Daughter -Making Friends -Empathy and Friendship -Dealing with Tragedy

''It's what I'm trying to do every day to Deal With this difficult situation called life.''

''I'm NOT autisic. William H. is autistic''

''How do I get to the state of experiencing an emotional conclusion to a difficult life event?''

''Maybe we can make something good and strong and beautiful come out of this''

Mockingbird is about a ten-year-old girl named Caitlin who is dealing with Asperger's syndrome. After her brother Devon is killed in a school shooting, she loses her main support system, leaving her with a single father who doesn't always understand. Caitlin is then forced to move beyond her black and white world, that is filled with textbooks and dictionaries, to achieve a sense of Empathy. In this pursuit of Empathy, Caitlin works with and within her community, and with her father, to find Closure.