Dude, can I just watch the movie: West Chester, Pa judge sentences a man to read "To Kill a Mockingbird" in order to learn right behavior, a la Atticus Finch.

>"I have read the book many times because I think it is a powerful book," Sanchez said. "It captures the life of a lawyer who (gains) the respect of other people in turbulent times."

The defendant, William Fowlkes, is a repeat offender for crimes like crimnal trespass, harassment, and aggravated assault. Judge Sanchez said "he hoped the defendant would pay particular attention to the scene in which Atticus Finch, the novel's noble protagonist, reacts stoically when another character spits at him." Fowlkes also has to write an essay relating his"disgusting" behavior to the book. What an insightful piece of literary criticism that will be.