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Exploring Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird": A Deep Dive into Themes and Legacy

Dive into Harper Lee's acclaimed novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," published in 1960, yet set in the 1930s. Through the eyes of young Scout Finch, the narrative explores themes of racial injustice and moral education in the backdrop of Maycomb, Alabama. Inspired by Lee's own childhood experiences, the story addresses the complexities of good and evil within a society permeated by inequality. Winning the Pulitzer Prize and celebrated by librarians, the book and its film adaptation continue to incite discussion on morality, childhood innocence, and the impact of racism.

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Exploring Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird": A Deep Dive into Themes and Legacy

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  1. Harper Lee To Kill a mockingbird

  2. Published in 1960 Events took place in the 1930s Takes place in Maycomb, Alabama Main character, Scout, is autobiographical; as is the father, Atticus Finch. The inspiration of the novel stems from an experience that Lee had as a 10 year old in her home town. Background

  3. Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 • British librarians ranked the book ahead of The Bible as one "every adult should read before they die". • The movie won several Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch • Considered one of the great all-time movies • This book has undertaken a great deal of controversy over its use in the classroom. • Racial epithets • Rape Legacy

  4. “What seems wonderful or powerful to one group of students may seem degrading to another” “Contented Slave” Motif “White Savior” Motif New Concerns

  5. Coming of Age • Living within a society promoting inequality • Moral Education • Moral Laws > Judicial Laws • Can good and evil coexist? Themes

  6. Like Lee, the tomboy Scout is the daughter of a respected small-town Alabama attorney. • Scout's friend Dill was inspired by Lee's childhood friend and neighbor, Truman Capote. • The 1931 landmark Scottsboro Boys interracial rape case may also have helped to shape Lee's social conscience. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCBV-GhyINY Harper lee background

  7. Racism Over? http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/dxhtvk/suppressing-the-vote

  8. The Great Depression • Jim Crow Laws • Sports during the 1930’s • Popular movies during the 1930’s • Popular Music of the 1930’s • Politics during the 1930’s 1930’s Background

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