However‚ I believe that in the effort of making the book simpler for younger audiences that Mr. Shields has neglected to make the novel more captivating by use of his writing style. For Example on Page 152 when discussing Gregory Peck’s arrival in Monroeville to study his character‚ Atticus‚ in the film adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” the author writes: “After an hour or so of conversation‚ Nelle offered to take Peck on a short tour of the square with a stop-off for lunch. The weather was brisk
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a riveting novel about a family discovering the cruelness of the world. The story is told through the eyes of Jean Louise "Scout" Finch‚ a girl who spends her time running around in overalls and chasing after her older brother Jem. Throughout the course of the novel‚ Scout witnesses the revolting aspects of human nature and learns the answers to questions concerning evilness corrupting the beautiful innocence of a child. Taking place in the small‚ peaceful
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Truman Capote "A Christmas Memory" is about a young boy‚ referred to as "Buddy‚" and his older cousin‚ who is called Sook. The boy grown up is the narrator‚ and his older cousin‚ who is eccentric and childlike‚ is his best friend. They live in Monroeville‚ Alabama with two other cousins‚ who are authoritative and stern‚ and have a dog named Queenie. The family is very poor‚ but Buddy looks forward to Christmas every year nevertheless‚ and he and his elderly cousin save their pennies for this occasion
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growing up because she was the only girl in the family. “Truman Capote‚ famous writer‚ was a close childhood friend of Lee and is thought to have served as the model for Dill in the novel” (Hacht). “After graduating from the public schools of Monroeville‚ Lee attended a small college in nearby Montgomery before attending the University of Alabama” (Telgan 285)‚ and one year at Oxford University in England (Stabler 663). “She studied law after graduating‚ but withdrew one semester before completing
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1. When and where was Harper Lee born? What was her family like? Who was her childhood best friend? What did she study in college? Did she participate in any extra-curricular activities? She was born in Monroeville‚ Alabama‚ on April 28‚ 1926. Her father was a lawyer and state senator‚ who was previously a newspaper editor. Capote was her childhood best friend. Harper Lee studied law in college‚ and works as an airline reservation clerk in the 50s. 2. Why might this be important to consider
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Finch was Lee’s mother’s maiden name‚ and the third similarity is the character Boo Radley‚ which was based on an actual person who lived down the street from Harper Lee when she was young. Nelle Harper Lee‚ born on April 28th 1962‚ lived in Monroeville‚ Alabama and only wrote one book throughout her lifetime‚ which was To Kill A Mockingbird. “We know that she was a lawyer ’s daughter‚ raised in a small Alabama town in the 1930s‚ just like her plucky narrator Scout Finch” (Shmoop Editorial Team
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A man by the name of Gary Mark Gilmore spent most of his life either in trouble or in jail being punished for it. He was born December 4 1940 and he grew up in Portland‚ Oregon. He was abused by his father and when the family moved to Salt Lake City‚ he started on a life of crime. When the family moved back to Portland‚ Gilmore became a neighborhood tough and dropped out of school at the age of 14. His involvement in a car theft ring opened his long criminal record. He was arrested a second time
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Story * Critical Analysis Of The Story Nelle Lee – Then Nelle Lee – Now Madam Nelle Harper Lee Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28‚ 1926 in Monroeville‚ a small Alabama town. Lee‚ a descendant of Confederate General Robert E. Lee‚ is the daughter of Amasa Coleman and Frances Fincher Lee. Lee was educated in the public schools of Monroeville‚ and was a childhood friend of Truman Capote‚ author of In Cold Blood‚ The Glass Harp‚ and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. After high school‚ she attended Huntington
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Literature’s Link to Culture in the 1960’s The 1960’s were a momentous decade in the United States. Notably‚ the civil rights movement and the activities associated with counterculture–referred to as hippies–were becoming normal. The literature of the ‘60s reflects these new age ideals; but‚ two books in particular translate this message. To Kill a Mockingbird (which was the literary genius of Harper Lee) tells a tale of racial equality and The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test written by Tom Wolfe‚ which
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are as unimpeachable as the character of its hero‚ Atticus. He is an idealized version of Ms. Lee’s father‚ who‚ in real life and by contrast‚ according to biographer Charles J. Shields‚ once remonstrated a preacher in the family’s hometown of Monroeville‚ Ala.‚ for sermonizing on racial justice. Atticus bears an uncanny resemblance to another pillar of moral authority—the Thomas More depicted in Robert Bolt’s "A Man for All Seasons‚" which appeared on the English stage the year "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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