Mockingbird
HARPER FINCH died today, March 19th, at 8:45 A.M., of a brain aneurysm. She was 36 years old. She is survived by her mother and father, David and Donna Finch. Both live in the Raleigh Durham area of North Carolina. Both are retired. And both have expressed regrets concerning their lack of support for their daughter’s short life. But I don’t know if I believe them or not.
Wild fans of the classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the Finchs have, for years, expressed their great disappointment in having a girl instead of a boy.
“Graced with such a name as ours, we had every intention to name our child Atticus, but it just wasn’t in the cards,” Donna has lamented for years. “As a consolation, being of the fairer sex, we thought it only right to defer to Harper, after Ms Lee.”
In fact, Harper’s full name was Harper Lee Finch.
Her parent’s obsession with the novel was, well, obsessive. They truly believed, until today, that Harper would stop “messing around” and “grow up” to be a great lawyer. That she could make a difference in this awful world. Maybe this is what kept them from being at her side today, at Mt Sinai General in NY, as she slipped into relative obscurity.
When she passed, Harper, a former art student at NYU, was preparing for a peace vigil this coming weekend in the East Village. As part of Nation Now, one of the largest non-profits in the U.S., she had been a big proponent for finding alternative solutions to our country’s political and social dilemmas. A spokesperson for NN was quoted as saying that, “Harper’s devoted life was an encouragement to all of us who feel like it’s so futile most of the time. It’s only fitting that she died on the day that marks the 2 year anniversary of the United State’s pre-emptive strike in the Middle East. I’m sure she laughs at the irony. She was a true martyr for her cause.”
The vigil will go on as planned this weekend in the East Village. Her parents have set up a memorial fund in her name in the hopes that they can support some young man (or woman) in their pursuit of law school and the American justice system. But, if you have any money you’d like to donate in Harper’s name, don’t send it to them. Send it to Nation Now. Harper’s parents never even knew her.
Wild fans of the classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the Finchs have, for years, expressed their great disappointment in having a girl instead of a boy.
“Graced with such a name as ours, we had every intention to name our child Atticus, but it just wasn’t in the cards,” Donna has lamented for years. “As a consolation, being of the fairer sex, we thought it only right to defer to Harper, after Ms Lee.”
In fact, Harper’s full name was Harper Lee Finch.
Her parent’s obsession with the novel was, well, obsessive. They truly believed, until today, that Harper would stop “messing around” and “grow up” to be a great lawyer. That she could make a difference in this awful world. Maybe this is what kept them from being at her side today, at Mt Sinai General in NY, as she slipped into relative obscurity.
When she passed, Harper, a former art student at NYU, was preparing for a peace vigil this coming weekend in the East Village. As part of Nation Now, one of the largest non-profits in the U.S., she had been a big proponent for finding alternative solutions to our country’s political and social dilemmas. A spokesperson for NN was quoted as saying that, “Harper’s devoted life was an encouragement to all of us who feel like it’s so futile most of the time. It’s only fitting that she died on the day that marks the 2 year anniversary of the United State’s pre-emptive strike in the Middle East. I’m sure she laughs at the irony. She was a true martyr for her cause.”
The vigil will go on as planned this weekend in the East Village. Her parents have set up a memorial fund in her name in the hopes that they can support some young man (or woman) in their pursuit of law school and the American justice system. But, if you have any money you’d like to donate in Harper’s name, don’t send it to them. Send it to Nation Now. Harper’s parents never even knew her.
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