To Kill a Mockingbird

1. To Kill a Mockingbird A novel by: Harper Lee

2. Harper Lee • Born 1926 in Monroeville, AL • Very Private Person • Early 1950s • Studied law • Airline hostess • Began writing some during this time Picture found at: http://mockingbird.chebucto.org

3. Harper Lee cont. • To Kill a Mockingbird published in 1960 • Took 2 ½ years to write • Very Popular • Best Seller for 1 ½ years • Made into a movie • 1961: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

4. Similarities Between Novel and Author’s Life Novel isNOTautobiographical • Towns • Monroeville & Maycomb: similar layout and size • Fathers • Both Lawyers • Lee’s father’s middle is Finch; Finch is the last name of family • Both had genuine humility and natural dignity • Time Frame • Lee same age as Scout at the time the story takes place

5. Setting • Maycomb, AL • 1933-1935 • During the Great Depression • Deep South • Segregation and Racism • Map of Maycomb: • http://fac-staff.seattleu. edu/kschlnoe/TKAM/map.html Picture found at: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/98/mock/intro.html

6. Scout Jem Atticus Finch Calpurnia Dill Boo Radley Miss Maudie Tom Robinson Miss Caroline Bob Ewell Mayella Ewell Mr. Cunningham Heck Tate Mrs. Dubose Characters

7. Point of View • 1st Person • Told by someone in the story. The “I” person is the narrator also. Everything is told from one perspective. • 2nd Person • Told from the you perspective. Very rarely used and a difficult form to write in. • 3rd Person • Told from an outside force looking in. This narrator is all knowing and sees everything. The perspectives of all the characters can be seen.

8. To Kill a Mockingbird’s Point of View In this novel the story is told from Scout’s point of view (1st person). The novel is primarily told by the child, Scout, but the narrator also uses the fact that it has been years since the event to fill in other details (showing maturity).