To kill A Mockingbird
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About the NovelHarper Lee's classic American novel To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960. Set in the south, the novel discusses race relations, social classes, the importance of education, and the role of the justice system in the treatment of black Americans.
Harper Lee set the novel in Alabama, her home. While the characters and setting of the novel are fictional, Lee drew on many important historical events when writing her novel, including Jim Crow laws, the Scottsboro boys' trial, and southern poverty following The Great Depression. As we study this novel, it will be important for you to first complete the To Kill a Mockingbird webquest in class. This will provide you with necessary background information. |
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Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, they don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their heart out to us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird -- To Kill a Mockingbird |
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