CHARPER LEEBy: Deanica V., Melanie N., Tripti S.

Early Life• Full name: Nelle Harper Lee

•Was an author

•Wrote the book To Kill A Mockingbird

• Born at Monreville, Alabama

• April 28, 1926

•Went to Oxford University, Huntington College, University of Alabama

Harper's Career

•Worked as a ticket agent for Eastern Airlines and the BOAC

•Dropped out of her law studies to become a writer

What Did She Write?• "To Kill a Mockingbird" was originally going to be titled "Go Set a Watchman" or "Atticus"

•Wrote many articles in magazines

•Wrote a second novel called "In Cold Blood" but never published it

Did Harper Lee Really Write This Book?•There have been rumors that not Harper Lee, but Truman Capote wrote this book

•Dr. Wayne Flint, retired professor from Auburn University, had put that rumor to rest

Purpose of TKM

•Expose racial inequality

•Address issues in the Deep South

•TKM took 2 and a half years to be written

Influences and Impact

•Characters are based off of real people

•Based off of life events

• Influenced by unfair treatment

• Immediate Best Seller

•Taught in classes to this day

•Demands to be banned in schools

Bibliography

• Baldassarro, R.W. "Banned Books Awareness: To Kill a Mockingbird." Banned Books Awareness. World.Edu, 30 July

2012. Web. 03 Sept. 2014.

• Geoghegah, Tom. "Why is To Kill A Mockingbird So Popular?" BBC News. BBC, 15 June 2010. Web. 03 Sept. 2014.

• "Nelle Harper Lee." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 04 Sept. 2014.

• Block, Melissa. "Letter Puts End to Persistent 'Mockingbird' Rumor." NPR. NPR, 03 Mar. 2006. Web. 04 Sept. 2014