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To Kill a Mockingbird: Background and Characters, Study notes of Voice

Background information on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Published in 1960, the novel is a best-seller with over 30 million copies sold. The first-person narrative is told by Scout Finch, a young girl growing up in the fictional town of Maycomb, AL, in the 1930s. The story explores themes of prejudice, empathy, and understanding through the experiences of Scout, her brother Jem, and their father Atticus Finch, as well as the enigmatic figure of Boo Radley.

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Background on

To Kill A Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Background information

  • Published in 1960
  • Won the Pulitzer Prize the next year

(the Pulitzer Prize honors “excellence in journalism and the arts”)

An enduring classic

  • Its influence endures because it allows readers, through the viewpoint of children, to “walk around in the shoes” of others.
  • The novel challenges our preconceived notions about people who are different from us.

Point of view

  • First person
  • This is a recounting of a childhood story, told

by Scout, who is 5-8 years old during the

course of the novel.

  • The novel is shaped by the voice of this young girl who sees the story from a position of naïve acceptance.

Character: Atticus Finch

  • An attorney whose wife has died, leaving him to raise their two children.
  • Respected because people know he

recognizes their personal dignity and that he

will fight to protect it.

  • Shows compassion, courage, and integrity.

Character: Jem (Jeremy) Finch

  • 10-year-old boy, Scout’s older brother
  • Through the events of the novel, we see him change from a child to a young man
  • We see him develop compassion and understanding.

Setting:

  • Deep South: fictional town of Maycomb, AL
  • The action of the novel begins in 1933