Discrimination and prejudice was very common in the early 1900s. It was displayed throw act of hate and misunderstanding because of someone's color. Harper Lee addresses prejudice and tolerance in her famous novel. She shows that it takes a great deal of courage to make social change. In the Novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, She combined her civil rights ideas and her personal experiences to write her Pulitzer Prize winning novel.
Harper Lee drew upon her experiences from her childhood to describe the moral awakening of the two children. The main lead scout was influenced by her own personality. As a child, Harper Lee was “ a rough “n” tough tomboy just like scout. She wore coveralls, went barefoot and could talk mean like a boy ((Nelle) Harper Lee).Harper Lee and her main Character were both willing to fight for what they believed in. Both Harper Lee and her character make mistakes but see it as an opportunity to learn new things and makes a change. Even the name of the scout's family was taken from Harper Lee’s life, Her mother”s maiden name was finch.She uses all three of her mother’s name for her characters. Her mother name was Frances Cunningham Finch (Whitehead). Harper Lee did have a
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Maycomb the town scout lived in, was modeled after Harper Lee’s hometown monroeville, Alabama (Whitehead). Like Scout, Harper developed an interest in writing. Both towns had a dignified courthouses, neighbors and a mysterious resident who captured the interest of the local children. Lee’s father once defended two black men, a father and son, who were accused of murdering a white store clerk (Whitehead). Like Lee’s father Atticus Finch remains the voice of reason and restrained. Witnessing her father helping an innocent black man gave her the idea to write the book . The way Lee was raised and the people who surrounded her had a huge impact on the way the book turned