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    Harper Lee’s influence on Scout Harper Lee grew up in Monroeville‚ Alabama where girls were expected to be ladies‚ Harper Lee was just the opposite‚ a tomboy‚ and she wrote her famous novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” based upon her childhood experiences. Harper Lee made her main character Scout to be very similar to her. Harper Lee created the town of Maycomb with features almost exactly like Monroeville. Harper Lee based Scout’s father Atticus after her own father Amasa Coleman Lee. Harper Lee

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    Lee is a famous author because she wrote the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ this is her only novel. Harper Lee was born in Monroeville‚ Alabama a tiny town. She was born on April 28‚ 1926‚ she is still alive today. Harper Lee grew up with her father‚ mother‚ two sisters and a brother. Her father‚ Amasa Coleman Lee worked as a lawyer and was a member of the Alabama state legislature. He also owned part iof a newspaper. Her mother was Frances Cunningham her mother had a mental illness and did not leave

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    Holly Holland English I First Period December 3‚ 2009 Annotated Bibliography Handschuh‚ Judith. “Harper Lee.” Teen Reads. 2003. Carol Fitzgerald. 2 December 2009. Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28‚ 1926 in Monroeville Alabama. Lee was the youngest of four children born to Amasa Coleman Lee and Frances Finch Lee. She studied law at Huntington College in 1944 to 1945‚ following in her father’s footsteps with her career choice. She then studied a year at Oxford University‚ followed by working

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    An Introduction to To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee in 1960‚ has become one of the most significant classic books in American Literature. The book starts with Scout being in adult‚ looking back to her life: her father‚ Atticus and his trial‚ her brother Jem‚ and her strange‚ mistaken neighbor‚ “Boo” Radley. To Kill a Mockingbird contains two plots that tie together at the end. The first plot is the story about her weird neighbor‚ Boo‚ who is believed to be bullied

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    writes so passionately about the topic. Lee wrote the novel to make a point about race while basing much of the plot off a trial from her young age‚ her own father‚ and the society she grew up in. Harper Lee lived in the small southern town‚ of Monroeville‚ in Alabama. She was born on April 28‚ 1926 during the time of horrible prejudice and racial class systems. She lived with three other siblings and her father. Her family was relatively well-off since her father was so successful. Amasa Coleman

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    Scout and Lee were advanced students for their ages‚ learning to read and write before the other students in their classes. Born in 1926‚ Lee is only slightly older than Scout‚ the character with so many similarities to the author. Lee grew up in Monroeville‚ Alabama--a small‚ Southern Alabama town so like the fictitious Maycomb. Her father‚ Amasa Lee‚ was a lawyer and a member of the Alabama legislature during the 1930s‚ as was Atticus. Lee’s mother‚ Frances‚ was born with the maiden name of Finch

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    Tasnova Hossain English III Mrs. Denis To Kill a Mockingbird The life of an author can greatly influence and inspire their work. In the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Scout ’s life‚ the protagonist‚ parallels Lee ’s life in many ways‚ such as from the similar mischievous personality‚ rape case‚ and the familiar setting of where the character was born‚ which gives background information. It is clear from these many similarities how Lee ’s own life

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    Harper Lee Harper Lee is an American author. She was born in Monroeville‚ Alabama on April 28‚ 1926. Harper Lee grew up during a hard time in America. Her difficult home life‚ living through the Great Depression and Civil Rights movement‚ influenced many of her writings. The racist era that she lived in encouraged her to speak out against the majority and write how it affected her and many others in the world. Lee’s writing lived on through society‚ even in today’s time. Her writing was considered

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    The critically acclaimed novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ has been praised as one of the best novels of the century. It has made a significant impact on many peoples lives. It challenged and effectively changed the way many white southerners perceived African-Americans. The book‚ however‚ has been subject to much controversy over the years. Many people wanted to ban it because they claimed it was “immoral.” (Johnson 13-16). Nonetheless‚ To Kill a Mockingbird was a huge success. One

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    Frankie Gianiotis Mr. Usher CP English 9 19 November 2012 It is a Sin to Kill a Mockingbird In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the title represents innocence and hatred. Scout and Jem live in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Maycomb is small town‚ everyone knows what goes‚ and there’s hardly any excitement. It is old‚ humid‚ sleepy and laidback town where everyone knows each other’s business. Also there is a trail about a black man being accused of raping a white woman. And a quite man who

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