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An Introduction to Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird
By: Nancy MacDonald
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Harper LeeBorn on April 28, 1926 in Monroeville,
Alabama
Youngest of four children
1957 submitted manuscript for hernovel; was urged to rewrite it
Spent over two years reworking it
1960
To Kill a Mockingbird (her only novel) published
1966 - was one of two persons namedby President Johnson to the National
Council of Arts
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SETTING
Maycomb,
ALABAMA
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Main CharactersScout (Jean Louise Finch) six-year-old
narrator of storyJem (Jeremy Finch) her older brother
Atticus Finch Jem and Scouts father, aprominent lawyer who defends a black man accused
of raping a white woman Arthur (Boo) Radley a thirty-three-year-oldrecluse who lives next door
Charles Baker (Dill) Harris Jem and Scouts
friend who comes to visit his aunt in Maycomb eachsummer
Tom Robinson a respectable black manaccused of raping a white woman
Calpurnia the Finches black cook
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Social Class in the Novel
Wealthy
Country Folk
"White Trash"
BlackCommunity
This is probablysimilar to how classstructure existedduring the 1930s inthe South. Thewealthy, althoughfewest in number,were mostpowerful. Theblacks, althoughgreat in number,were lowest on theclass ladder, andthus, had the leastprivileges.
Examples of each social class:Wealthy - Finches
Country Folk - Cunninghams
White Trash Ewells
Black Community Tom Robinson
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Living in a World of DiscriminationACTIVITY:
You will go to the assignedwebsite to view anumber of photographsdepicting racial
discrimination. Chooseone picture and write aone-page reflection onhow you felt upon seeingit. Consider how youwould feel if you saw thepublic sign as a white
person, and then as acolored person.
Click here to viewPhotographs of RacialDiscrimination
A cafe near the tobacco market. (Signs:Separate doors for "White" and for
"Colored.) North Carolina, 1940
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Reflecting on What Weve Read so far Chapters 1-4
In your journal, answer the following questions:1. As the novel begins, we are introduced to the town of Maycomb and its inhabitants through the
recollections of the narrator, Jean Louise Finch (Scout).a) What does Scout tell us about the history of the town? What is life like there when Scout isgrowing up?b) What do we learn about the history of Scouts family? How is this history linked with that of Maycomb?c) Briefly relate the history of the Radleys. What do you find odd about them? In what waysdo the Radleys differ from the Finches?
2. Dills curiosity about Boo Radley sparks a series of attempted encounters with this mysterious,invisible neighbour. Examine each of the following encounters with Boo, and answer thequestions below:the dare
the runaway tirethe new game
a) What do the children find so fascinating about Boo Radley?b) What is the childrens motive in each of these incidents? c) What evidence is given to illustrate that their actions are not going unnoticed?
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Reflections for further ahead
As you are reading the novel for the first time, make entries in yourjournal at the points indicated below in response to thequestions asked. Feel free to write other thoughts and feelingsabout other parts of the novel as you are reading!
1. After finishing chapter 11, give your opinion of Atticus. Would you liketo have him as a father?
2. As you finish chapter 13, record your reaction to Aunt Alexandra.What will the relationship between her and Scout be like, in youropinion?
3. In chapter 14, Dill explains to Scout why he ran away. Have you everfelt like this?
4. Describe your feelings at the end of chapter 22. Was this the verdictyou expected?
5. Write down your immediate feelings after finishing the novel.
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For your Viewing Pleasure
To finish our novel unit, we will be watching the film version of To
Kill a Mockingbird, as well as the movie A Time to Kill, a recentfilm production based on John Grishams novel, which deals withsimilar issues of race and justice.
Be prepared for some questions on the final exam on both of thesemovies!!
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"Mockingbirds don't do onething but make music for us
to enjoy. They don't eat uppeople's gardens, don't nestin corncribs, they don't doone thing but sing theirhearts out for us. That's whyit's a sin to kill amockingbird."