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Transcript of To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird
By Harper Lee
OVERVIEW OF THE OVERVIEW OF THE NOVELNOVEL
AUTHOR: Harper Lee PUBLICATION DATE: 1960 SETTING: Maycomb, Alabama
1933-1935 POINT OF VIEW: First person
narrative THEMES: Lack of and need for human
compassion Need for individual conscience
HARPER LEEHARPER LEE
(Nellie) Harper Lee BORN: April 28, 1926 PLACE OF BIRTH: Monroe, Alabama PARENTS: Amasa C. and Frances
(Finch) Lee Related to Robert E. Lee
AWARDSAWARDS
1960 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Fiction by an American author
National Conference of Christian and Jews Brotherhood Award
Paperback of the Year AwardBook-of-the-Month Club
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
Monroe, Alabama Public School Huntington College in
Montgomery, Alabama (1944)
attended Oxford College one year as a Fullbright scholar
AUTHOR’SAUTHOR’S LINKS TO THE LINKS TO THE NOVEL’S PLOT AND NOVEL’S PLOT AND
CHARACTERSCHARACTERS Harper Lee’s father was a Southern lawyer. He
served as the prototype for Atticus Finch. Harper Lee’s age (6 to 8) correlates with Scout’s
age during 1933-1935, the time period of the book. The courtroom in Maycomb is patterned after the
one in Monroeville where Harper Lee observed her father in courtroom proceedings.
Tom Robinson’s trial appears to be a composite of many trials in the South, specifically the Scottsboro trials.
Some of the novel’s characters are composites of people Harper Lee knew personally; for example, the author Truman Capote as Dill.
CHARACTERSCHARACTERS
ATTICUS FINCH – lawyer, father of Scout and Jem; widower
JEAN LOUISE “SCOUT” FINCH – adult narrator as story begins; narrates story in retrospect; relates events
that begin when she is 6 years old. JEM FINCH – Scout’s brother, who is 4
years older than she. CHARLES BAKER “DILL” HARRIS – 7-
year-old visitor to Maycomb; acts as a catalyst
MORE CHARACTERSMORE CHARACTERS
ARTHUR “BOO” RADLEY – neighborhood recluse
CALPURNIA – the black housekeeper for the Finch family
AUNT ALEXANDRA – Scout & Jem’s aunt
MAUDE ATKINSON – friend of Finch family
MORE CHARACTERSMORE CHARACTERS
TOM ROBINSON – black man accused of raping a white girl
MAYELLA EWELL – the girl who accuses Tom of rape
BOB EWELL – Mayella’s fatherHECK TATE – sheriff of Maycomb
CHARACTERSAS
SYMBOLS
Innocence
Justice
Helpfulness
BigotryOr
Prejudice
Helplessness
JEMSCOUTDILL
ATTICUS
BOB EWELL
CALPURNIA&
MAUDIE
TOMROBINSON
&BOO
QUESTIONS TO QUESTIONS TO CONSIDERCONSIDER
1. What was America like during the time of this book?
2. What is the significance of the title with regards to the plot and symbolism?
3. What experiences and people did Harper Lee rely on in order to develop her plot and characters?
4. Is there still prejudice in America today?