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11/07/1960 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee is published

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Video Sparknotes: Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird Summary

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"To Kill a Mockingbird" Turns 50

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Book Summary) - Minute Book Report

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The real reason To Kill A Mockingbird became so famous

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on Lee's observations of her family, her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama.
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    • Biographical background and publication 

    • Plot summary 

    • Autobiographical elements 

    • Style 

    • Genres 

    • Southern life and racial injustice 

    • Class 

    • Courage and compassion 

    • Gender roles 

    • Laws, written and unwritten 

    • Loss of innocence 

    • Reception 

    • Atticus Finch and the legal profession 

    • Social commentary and challenges 

    • ''Go Set a Watchman'' 

    • 1962 film 

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