To Kill A Mockingbird  By: Harper Lee

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To Kill A Mockingbird  By: Harper Lee Write down the slides with the “thumbs up” symbol- this will appear on a test!

About the Author Harper Lee (first name is Nelle) Born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama Neighbor and good friend to Truman Capote Father was a lawyer Lee was a tomboy as a young girl and loved to read Study law at the University of Alabama but never finished the degree

Lee’s awards Won a Pulitzer Prize for To Kill a Mockingbird Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007 for contributions to literature

About the novel One of the top 5 most taught books in high schools nationwide. In 1999, it was voted "Best Novel of the Century" in a poll conducted by the Library Journal.

About the novel Considered to be largely autobiographical Lee= Scout Dill= Truman Capote Lee’s father= Atticus Finch Trial of Tom Robinson= Scottsboro Trial from 1931

Setting  1930s Fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama

Narrator Scout Finch: retells story of her childhood as an adult looking back First-person narrator- Scout is in the story and says “I”

Themes  1. Growing up and maturing 2. Prejudice Racial Social Sexual 3. The need for human compassion (protecting the innocent)

Symbol  Mockingbird: Bird known for mimicking the songs of other birds; known for beautiful songs and calls BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR WHAT THE MOCKINGBIRD IS A SYMBOL FOR!

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