Lee 's “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Harper Lee, an American writer, wrote the famous novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” about the struggles associated with racial discrimination in Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s. “To Kill a Mockingbird” developed into an universal bestseller. Lee 's book was awarded “the Pulitzer Prize in 1961” (1) and went to “big screen in 1962 (1). “Descendent of Robert E. Lee, the Southern Civil War general, Harper Lee at the age of thirty-four published her first novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” and it remains her only novel written (Lee 1). Lee 's novel focuses on a lawyer defending a black man who was accused of raping an underprivileged white woman. Lee uses a remarkable character to tell the story of how civil rights and racism …show more content…
In the small town of Maycomb, Alabama lived, the narrator, Jean Louise Finch best-known as “Scout”. “Scout is a tomboy who prefers to spend her time around the boys and she normally solves her problems with her fists” (CliffNotes 1). Scout lives with her brother Jem Finch and their father Atticus Finch. Atticus Finch, a widower and lawyer, raises his children mainly by himself with the helping hand of an African American housekeeper named Calpurnia. Lee explains the only mystery in Maycomb is the puzzling neighbor named Arthur “Boo” Radley who never comes outside (4). The children meet a neighbor 's nephew named Dill who is spending the summer in Maycomb. The children become captivated with Boo Radley. The kids try to come up with an idea to lure Boo out of his …show more content…
Told through the eyes of a brave girl named Scout Finch, the reader learns about her father Atticus Finch, a lawyer with a difficult job to find a black man innocent of raping a white woman. Through all the hardships of racism Tom Robinson is found guilty then later killed for trying to escape. Atticus ' children were attacked and mysteriously saved by their neighbor Boo Radley that never came out of the house. “ To date “To Kill a Mockingbird” has sold more than thirty million copies and been translated into over forty languages (Wolf Baldassaro
Harper Lee, an American writer, wrote the famous novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” about the struggles associated with racial discrimination in Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s. “To Kill a Mockingbird” developed into an universal bestseller. Lee 's book was awarded “the Pulitzer Prize in 1961” (1) and went to “big screen in 1962 (1). “Descendent of Robert E. Lee, the Southern Civil War general, Harper Lee at the age of thirty-four published her first novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” and it remains her only novel written (Lee 1). Lee 's novel focuses on a lawyer defending a black man who was accused of raping an underprivileged white woman. Lee uses a remarkable character to tell the story of how civil rights and racism …show more content…
In the small town of Maycomb, Alabama lived, the narrator, Jean Louise Finch best-known as “Scout”. “Scout is a tomboy who prefers to spend her time around the boys and she normally solves her problems with her fists” (CliffNotes 1). Scout lives with her brother Jem Finch and their father Atticus Finch. Atticus Finch, a widower and lawyer, raises his children mainly by himself with the helping hand of an African American housekeeper named Calpurnia. Lee explains the only mystery in Maycomb is the puzzling neighbor named Arthur “Boo” Radley who never comes outside (4). The children meet a neighbor 's nephew named Dill who is spending the summer in Maycomb. The children become captivated with Boo Radley. The kids try to come up with an idea to lure Boo out of his …show more content…
Told through the eyes of a brave girl named Scout Finch, the reader learns about her father Atticus Finch, a lawyer with a difficult job to find a black man innocent of raping a white woman. Through all the hardships of racism Tom Robinson is found guilty then later killed for trying to escape. Atticus ' children were attacked and mysteriously saved by their neighbor Boo Radley that never came out of the house. “ To date “To Kill a Mockingbird” has sold more than thirty million copies and been translated into over forty languages (Wolf Baldassaro