In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, many of the characters express agape. Martin Luther King described agape as love that is purely spontaneous, unmotivated, groundless, and creative. When Harper Lee described To Kill A Mockingbird, she said: “it’s a love story, plain and simple.” The love Harper Lee refers to in To Kill A Mockingbird isn't affectionate, instead, it's agape. There are many different types of love shown in this novel; agape-love of others, philia-friendly love, and storge-love between parents & children. You would never expect a book that has to do with slavery to be a love story, but Harper Lee’s character, Atticus portrays agape. The six pillars from Martin Luther King Jr. are presented in To Kill A Mockingbird through