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To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird. By Harper Lee. Born April 28, 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama Youngest of four children Parents: Father- lawyer and member of state legislature Mother-home maker Close childhood friends with Truman Capote She was a “tomboy” He was picked on by other boys. Young Life.

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To Kill A Mockingbird

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  1. To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

  2. Born April 28, 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama • Youngest of four children • Parents: • Father- lawyer and member of state legislature • Mother-home maker • Close childhood friends with Truman Capote • She was a “tomboy” • He was picked on by other boys Young Life

  3. Harper Lee

  4. Attended: • Huntington College • Transferred to University of Alabama • Editor of Rammer Jammer, humor magazine • Studied abroad at Oxford • Studied literature and law • Moved to New York in 1949 to pursue a career in writing • Worked as an airline ticket agent to support herself Education and Early Career

  5. Lee with Truman Capote

  6. Helped Truman Capote research his famous nonfiction piece In Cold Blood • Published To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960 • Pulitzer Prize in 1961 • Film adaptation in 1962 • Sold over 30 million copies to date • Started a non-fiction book project but never finished Literary Success

  7. To Kill A Mockingbird

  8. Leads a quiet life in Monroeville and NYC • Generally avoids public attention or talking about To Kill A Mockingbird • Social privately and within community • Awarded many honorary degrees but always declines the speech • Did appear to accept Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007 • Remained friends with Truman Capote • Friendship strained because of his drug abuse • He died in 1984 Later Life

  9. Lee with President Bush

  10. Set in Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s • Great Depression • Segregation/Racism • Follows the Finch family • Narrated by Scout Finch • Tells story after the events of the novel took place • She was six when these events happened The Novel

  11. Childhood and loss of innocence • Socioeconomic status • Gender roles • Law and justice • Compassion and empathy • Race, tolerance and prejudice • Courage Prominent Ideas to Look for as you Read

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