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The Author The Novel Historical
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The Author The Novel Historical
Content-Great Depression
Social Content Time Line
ABOUT THE AUTHOR - HARPER LEE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR - HARPER LEE
Related to Robert E. Lee Born in Monroeville,
Alabama, on April 28, 1926
Related to Robert E. Lee Born in Monroeville,
Alabama, on April 28, 1926
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Grew up during the Great Grew up during the Great DepressionDepression
Began writing at the age of sevenBegan writing at the age of seven Attended Huntington College then Attended Huntington College then
was an exchange student at Oxford was an exchange student at Oxford UniversityUniversity
Studied law at the University of Studied law at the University of Alabama but never finished her Alabama but never finished her degreedegree
MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR - HARPER LEE
MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR - HARPER LEE
Moved to New York where she worked as an airlines reservations clerk
She then began writing full time for publication purposes
Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird in 1957 Her cousin Truman Capote encouraged
her to expand one of her many short stories in order to create her only novel
It won a Pulitzer Prize in Literature in 1961
Moved to New York where she worked as an airlines reservations clerk
She then began writing full time for publication purposes
Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird in 1957 Her cousin Truman Capote encouraged
her to expand one of her many short stories in order to create her only novel
It won a Pulitzer Prize in Literature in 1961
ABOUT THE NOVELABOUT THE NOVEL The story is about
two children growing up in the South during the Great Depression and a Southern lawyer, in face of murderous threats and impossible odds, who stands up for what he believes is right and tries to show those around him a better way
The story is about two children growing up in the South during the Great Depression and a Southern lawyer, in face of murderous threats and impossible odds, who stands up for what he believes is right and tries to show those around him a better way
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It focuses on the people, attitudes, and laws of It focuses on the people, attitudes, and laws of the South during this time period.the South during this time period.
The plot of The plot of To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird reflected Ms. reflected Ms. Lee’s own childhood in Alabama and was greatly Lee’s own childhood in Alabama and was greatly influenced by the training she received in law influenced by the training she received in law schoolschool
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Lee’s life parallels the Lee’s life parallels the two children in the two children in the novel. She lived in a novel. She lived in a small Southern town, small Southern town, had a lawyer for a had a lawyer for a father, and even sat father, and even sat in a in a courthouse balcony to courthouse balcony to watch him defend his watch him defend his clientsclients
Lee’s life parallels the Lee’s life parallels the two children in the two children in the novel. She lived in a novel. She lived in a small Southern town, small Southern town, had a lawyer for a had a lawyer for a father, and even sat father, and even sat in a in a courthouse balcony to courthouse balcony to watch him defend his watch him defend his clientsclients
ABOUTABOUTTHE NOVELTHE NOVEL
To Kill a To Kill a MockingbirdMockingbird has been has been translated translated into ten into ten languages languages and it has and it has been been adapted adapted into a into a moviemovie
THE HISTORICAL CONTENT
The Great Depression
THE HISTORICAL CONTENT
The Great Depression The stock-market crash of 1929
paralyzed the nation’s economy. Banks curtailed their loans to businesses, businessmen cut back on production, and millions lost their jobs. Spending dwindled, factories and stores closed, and consumption of farm products declined.
The stock-market crash of 1929 paralyzed the nation’s economy. Banks curtailed their loans to businesses, businessmen cut back on production, and millions lost their jobs. Spending dwindled, factories and stores closed, and consumption of farm products declined.
Migrant MotherMigrant Mother At the height of At the height of
the Great the Great Depression in Depression in 1933, about 13 1933, about 13 million Americans million Americans had no jobs, had no jobs, many had only many had only part-time jobs, part-time jobs, and more than and more than 750,000 farmers 750,000 farmers had lost their had lost their landland
At the height of At the height of the Great the Great Depression in Depression in 1933, about 13 1933, about 13 million Americans million Americans had no jobs, had no jobs, many had only many had only part-time jobs, part-time jobs, and more than and more than 750,000 farmers 750,000 farmers had lost their had lost their landland
THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF THE NOVEL TIME
LINE
THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF THE NOVEL TIME
LINE 1861 Civil War Begins 1863 President Lincoln
signed the Emancipation
Proclamation freeing the black slaves
1861 Civil War Begins 1863 President Lincoln
signed the Emancipation
Proclamation freeing the black slaves
18651865 Civil War EndsCivil War Ends 1865 1865 The The 13th 13th
AmendmentAmendment to the to the Constitution was the first Constitution was the first
of three amendments of three amendments that were a consequence that were a consequence of the of the Civil War. It states Civil War. It states that that slavery must end in slavery must end in the United States and all the United States and all of its of its territories.territories.
1868 In the In the 14th 14th
AmendmentAmendment the the black Americans black Americans
were were granted granted citizenship and citizenship and
guaranteed their guaranteed their Civil RightsCivil Rights
1870 The The 15th 15th AmendmentAmendment dealt dealt with Black Voting with Black Voting Rights. It sought to Rights. It sought to
protect the protect the rights of rights of citizens, citizens, particularly particularly former slaves, to vote former slaves, to vote
in federal and in federal and state state electionselections
1870 The The 15th 15th AmendmentAmendment dealt dealt with Black Voting with Black Voting Rights. It sought to Rights. It sought to
protect the protect the rights of rights of citizens, citizens, particularly particularly former slaves, to vote former slaves, to vote
in federal and in federal and state state electionselections
THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF THE NOVEL TIME
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THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF THE NOVEL TIME
LINE 1880’s1880’s Jim Crow LawsJim Crow Laws
– Although African Americans Although African Americans now supposedly had the same now supposedly had the same rights as white society, they rights as white society, they were still segregated. were still segregated. Jim Crow Jim Crow laws segregated blacks laws segregated blacks politically by making it difficult politically by making it difficult for them to vote. for them to vote. For instance, For instance, they required voters to pay a they required voters to pay a poll tax as well as prove that poll tax as well as prove that they could read.they could read.
1880’s1880’s Jim Crow LawsJim Crow Laws– Although African Americans Although African Americans
now supposedly had the same now supposedly had the same rights as white society, they rights as white society, they were still segregated. were still segregated. Jim Crow Jim Crow laws segregated blacks laws segregated blacks politically by making it difficult politically by making it difficult for them to vote. for them to vote. For instance, For instance, they required voters to pay a they required voters to pay a poll tax as well as prove that poll tax as well as prove that they could read.they could read.
1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson
1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson
The Supreme Court went even further to legalize racism by ruling that segregation was lawful as long as blacks and whites had access to equal facilities. (EX. Separate Water Fountains)
The Supreme Court went even further to legalize racism by ruling that segregation was lawful as long as blacks and whites had access to equal facilities. (EX. Separate Water Fountains)
Realize that not all Realize that not all of the Justices of the Justices supported this view, supported this view, many felt that themany felt that the “Constitution is “Constitution is ccoolloorrbblliinndd and and neither knows or neither knows or tolerates classes tolerates classes among citizensamong citizens.”
1929 Beginning of the Great Depression
1929 Beginning of the Great Depression It’s been almost sixty It’s been almost sixty years since blacks had years since blacks had been held in slavery, been held in slavery, and unfortunately at and unfortunately at this time they were this time they were still considered “still considered “2nd 2nd classclass” citizens” citizens.
It’s been almost sixty It’s been almost sixty years since blacks had years since blacks had been held in slavery, been held in slavery, and unfortunately at and unfortunately at this time they were this time they were still considered “still considered “2nd 2nd classclass” citizens” citizens.
Realize that it took Realize that it took almost 100 years almost 100 years from the time the from the time the Civil War ended for Civil War ended for the nation’s blacks the nation’s blacks to finally obtain to finally obtain equal civil rights as equal civil rights as their white their white counterpartscounterparts
Realize that it took Realize that it took almost 100 years almost 100 years from the time the from the time the Civil War ended for Civil War ended for the nation’s blacks the nation’s blacks to finally obtain to finally obtain equal civil rights as equal civil rights as their white their white counterpartscounterparts
MAJOR THEMES OF TO KILL A
MOCKINGBIRD
MAJOR THEMES OF TO KILL A
MOCKINGBIRD Education is not limited to Education is not limited to
the classroom but is an the classroom but is an important part of a person’s important part of a person’s everyday life.everyday life.
Prejudice is responsible for Prejudice is responsible for much social injusticemuch social injustice..
People often fear what they People often fear what they do not understanddo not understand..
Education is not limited to Education is not limited to the classroom but is an the classroom but is an important part of a person’s important part of a person’s everyday life.everyday life.
Prejudice is responsible for Prejudice is responsible for much social injusticemuch social injustice..
People often fear what they People often fear what they do not understanddo not understand..
MAJOR THEMES OFMAJOR THEMES OF TO KILL A TO KILL A
MOCKINGBIRDMOCKINGBIRD
MAJOR THEMES OFMAJOR THEMES OF TO KILL A TO KILL A
MOCKINGBIRDMOCKINGBIRD Courage is doing what Courage is doing what you think is right when you think is right when the odds of succeeding the odds of succeeding are against you.are against you.
MaturationMaturation PridePride