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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, published in 1960, is a profound exploration of racial injustice and moral growth set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the 1930s. Narrated by a young girl named Scout Finch, the story unfolds as her father, Atticus Finch, a principled lawyer, defends Tom Robinson, a Black man falsely accused ...
Harper Lee. 4.26. 6,151,913 ratings117,963 reviews. The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it. "To Kill A Mockingbird" became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960.
To Kill a Mockingbird: Directed by Robert Mulligan. With Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy. Atticus Finch, a widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama, defends a Black man against an undeserved rape charge, and tries to educate his young children against prejudice.
One summer, Jem and Scout befriend a boy named Dill, who has come to live in their neighborhood for the summer, and the trio acts out stories together. Eventually, Dill becomes fascinated with the spooky house on their street called the Radley Place.
To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. While it is the story of Scout’s growing up, it is also a story of the racially charged atmosphere in the town in the years of the Great Depression.
A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father—a crusading local lawyer—risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.
Part One, Chapter 1. A young girl nicknamed Scout recounts her family history. She tells about her father, Atticus Finch, who became a lawyer in the town of Maycomb. Jem is Scout’s brother, and Calpurnia helps raise them after their mother dies.
