To Kill a Mockingbird: Introductory Notes
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Harper Lee
(b. 1926)
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Published in 1960, her only book won a Pulitzer and became an American
classic.
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She moved from Alabama to Manhattan to become an author.
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Friend and Broadway composer,
Michael Brown, gave her a
year’s worth of living expenses to write the
novel.
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The novel contains some autobiographical content.
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The trial in the novel was inspired by the famous
1931 case of the Scottsboro boys.
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Genre
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Southern Gothic
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Bildungsroman
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Setting
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Maycomb, Alabama 1930s
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Characters
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Plot Lines
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Scout, Jem, and Dill are
fascinated by the mysterious
Boo Radley and want him to come out.
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Atticus is chosen to defend Tom Robinson.
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Symbols & Motifs
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Mockingbirds
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The Mad Dog
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Themes
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Scout Vs. Society
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Gender Identity
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Empathy
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Justice
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