Nell Harper Lee Research Paper

Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926 to Frances Finch and A.C. Lee. Nelle had three older siblings, Alice, who was in her twenties, Louise, who was in high school, and Edwin, who was the only boy at age ten. Growing up there was no other girls close to her age in her neighborhood, and the only child close to her age was a neighborhood boy, Truman Capote. Their common bond was the fact that they didn’t meet their parent’s mold of what they considered a perfect child. They would play games together and, after Lee’s father gave them an old typewriter, would write stories together. When Nelle began school she made sure that everyone knew that she was not like most girls her age. As she got older, her mother’s mental health deteriorated greatly. Her mother had what is now known to be bipolar disorder. She would experience massive mood swings, calm one moment and aggressive the next. Lee’s father tried to keep an eye on her at all times, but he would often send her away for ‘trips’ with his secretary when he needed a break. Despite this, A.C. tried his hardest to offer his youngest daughter support and to help her out however possible. After graduating from high school Lee considered her options for college. Her two role
It soon became a common book for schools across America to have students read, save for a few schools in southern states who believed the book to portray southern white people in a negative light. Soon after its release in 1961, Lee won the Pulitzter Prize for Literature, making her the first woman since 1942 to receive it. The success of the book was widespread, and, one year later, the movie rights for it were bought by Universal Studios. A year after that, in 1962, the movie was released. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning four of them. After a while, however, the glamour started to fade and Nelle backed away from the