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led her to refuse television shows, interviews, and other reporters. After the article describes the hardships that Lee faced due to her novel, it transitions to the impact that the novel has had on society in Monroeville, Alabama. For example, Monroeville became the “Literary Capital of Alabama” due to the success of Lee’s novel. The article infers that the purpose of To Kill a Mockingbird is not about the integration of the public in the south. The purpose of this novel, according to the article,

strong emotion, Harper Lee must have experienced some of that emotion herself. Harper Lee’s early life must have inspired her to write To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee grew up in Monroeville, Alabama, very similar to Maycomb, Alabama, which is the setting of her book. Scout and Harper Lee lived in southern Alabama country, so Harper Lee would know firsthand how life was in a town like Maycomb. As a child, it is

Williams 1 Harper Lee: Times and Life Research Paper Harper Lee’s Life Story Have you ever wondered who wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird” or who is the author that wrote it? Well I’m here telling you who that author is. The author who made the book is named Nelle Harper Lee but she is just called Harper Lee on the book. This paper is on Harper Lee’s life and times during the 1900’s. She is known from her best-selling book,

Harper Lee was born in Monroeville, Alabama on April 28, 1926, to the Finch’s. She was the youngest sibling out of four children. Lee was not very lady like or feminine, she is described as tomboyish. Atticus, Scout’s father, was a lawyer and also owned part of a newspaper company. Her mother had a mental illness, and a bipolar disorder. Truman Capote was her childhood best friend, and he was bullied because of his sensitive personality. Lee was braver than most boys her age, so she stood up for

Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926 and grew up in Monroeville, Alabama. As author of the worldwide bestselling novel To Kill a Mockingbird, her childhood life had a strong influence on the book. Many aspects of the story suggest that some characters and events are actually based on her real-life experiences. The time, place and environment in which the book is set are distinctly similar to that of those in To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s father, Amasa Coleman Lee, was a lawyer. He once

so passionately about the topic. Lee wrote the novel to make a point about race while basing much of the plot off a trial from her young age, her own father, and the society she grew up in. Harper Lee lived in the small southern town, of Monroeville, in Alabama.

According to the Alabama Academy of Honor Archives, Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama to Amasa Coleman and Frances Finch Lee. In the south, it is customary to be called by your middle name. Therefore, throughout the rest of this paper, Nelle Harper Lee will be referred to as Harper Lee. Harper Lee went to college to become a lawyer. Shortly thereafter, she moved to New York where she worked as a reservations clerk for Eastern Airlines. Harper Lee was an avid

To Kill A Mockingbird: The Theme of Prejudice The theme of prejudice in To Kill A Mockingbird is much more than just a case of black and white. The entire novel is about prejudice in it's many forms, the most prominent case of prejudice is the racism and hate between the blacks and whites. The whole town of Maycomb is based on stereotypes of it's inhabitants, that are passed down from generation to generation. Rumors run rampid and very little truth is usually in them. "So Jem received most

Boo Radley is portrayed as a crazy maniac due to the rumors spread about him and a trial he underwent as a teenager.(Scout) "So Jem received most of his information from Miss Stephanie Crawford, a neighborhood scold, who said she knew the whole thing. According to Miss Stephanie, Boo was sitting in the livingroom cutting some items from 'The Maycomb Tribune' to paste in his scrapbook. His father entered the room. As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out

In Harper Lee's novel To Kill A Mockingbird the protagonist Scout face offenses by others because of her father's justice for defending an African American in court. Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem, and their father Atticus, in the sleepy town of Maycomb during the Great Depression. As Atticus, the father of the protagonist faces the moral dilemma in chapter 29-30 of the incident with Bob Ewell. Atticus moral dilemma will reveal his character and his beliefs. Bob Ewell attempted to hurt Atticus