1. Harper Lee

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.

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

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

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

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=igNepPqaAkc

7. http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/dxhtvk/s uppressing-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