To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee: An Analysis

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Harper Lee was a woman of concern and wonder. She wanted to show how people were being treated and wanted to open people’s eyes so they can see the hurt they are causing. In Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird, she parallels how life was facing discrimination and how they were being treated differently than whites, she puts in how her relationship with Dill is similar to her relationship with her childhood friend Truman Capote, and how her life influenced her book.
Harper Lee grew up during the Civil Rights Movement. She saw how the blacks were being treated differently. She grew up more of a tomboy than a girly-girl. She asked a lot of questions, and wanted to know why there was bad everywhere.Lee had a friend, he was her closest friend growing

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