Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of Scout Finch and her family living in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. The novel explores themes of racial injustice and the loss of childhood innocence. Published in 1960, it won the Pulitzer Prize and has become one of the best-selling books of all time, examining issues of racism and justice that remain highly relevant.

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
A novel by:
Harper Lee
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2. Harper Lee
 Nelle Harper Lee was born April
28, 1926 in Monroeville. She
was the youngest of four born
children. As a child she was a
tomboy who enjoyed reading
and loved the company of her
friend, Truman Capote..
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3. Harper Lee cont.
 Lee was only five years old when the
Scottsboro Boys case ocurred. The case was
regarding a accused rape of two white
women by nine young men. The case left a
deep impression on five year old lee, who
would later use it as inspiration to write.
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4. To Kill a Mockingbird
 To Kill a Mockingbird published in 1960
 The novel won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and spent 80 weeks on the
bestseller list. It has been translated into 40 languages and there are over
30 Million copies in print.
 Based on the Scottboro Boys case
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5. Similarities Between Novel and
the Author
The Novel isn’t autobiographical
 Towns
 Monroeville & Maycomb
 Fathers
 Both Lawyers
 Lee’s father’s middle is Finch; Finch is the last name of family
 Both had genuine humility and natural dignity
 Time Frame
 Lee same age as Scout at the time the story takes place
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6. Setting
 Maycomb, AL
 1933-1935
 During the Great Depression
 Deep South
 Segregation and Racism
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7. To Kill a Mockingbird:
Popularity and Influence
 Since its publication, the novel has been one
of the ten most frequently assigned books in
secondary schools.
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8. Summary
 Harper Lee is best known for writing the Pulitzer Prize-
winning best-seller To Kill a Mockingbird her one and only
published novel.
 She started to write in the late 80s
 To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 which still
continues to influence our lives today
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