To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird

ByBy

Author’s BackgroundAuthor’s Background

Born Nelle Harper Born Nelle Harper Lee on _____________Lee on _____________

Born in Monroeville, Born in Monroeville, __________ a small city __________ a small city

w/ a population of w/ a population of about 7,000 peopleabout 7,000 people

Youngest of ______ Youngest of ______ childrenchildren

Author’s BackgroundAuthor’s Background

Father- ________________- began Father- ________________- began practicing law in 1915practicing law in 1915

Mother- ____________________Mother- ____________________

Attended ________________ from Attended ________________ from 1944-451944-45

Author’s BackgroundAuthor’s Background

Studied Law @ Studied Law @ ______________ from ______________ from 1945-491945-49

Attended _________ Attended _________ for one yearfor one year

Left school to move Left school to move to ____________ and to ____________ and pursue a career as pursue a career as a writera writer

Author’s BackgroundAuthor’s Background

Worked in NY for Worked in NY for BOAC airlinesBOAC airlines

First submitted First submitted To To Kill A Mockingbird Kill A Mockingbird for for publication in ______publication in ______

Worked on Worked on revisions for 3 revisions for 3 years/ published in years/ published in ______________

Author’s BackgroundAuthor’s Background

Won a ___________ in Won a ___________ in 19611961

Never published Never published another novel, but another novel, but did publish several did publish several essaysessays

Rumors report that Rumors report that she is working on a she is working on a second novelsecond novel

Historical ContextHistorical Context

Novel takes place in ___________ in Novel takes place in ___________ in the 1930’sthe 1930’s

Time of the __________________Time of the __________________ Although slavery was abolished in Although slavery was abolished in

1863, African Americans were still 1863, African Americans were still denied many rightsdenied many rights

______________ exists in schools, ______________ exists in schools, public bathrooms, busses and many public bathrooms, busses and many other public placesother public places

Historical ContextHistorical Context

A great deal of A great deal of ______________ existed ______________ existed in the justice systemin the justice system

African Americans African Americans were ____________ to be were ____________ to be on jurieson juries

Blacks were often Blacks were often arrested, tried, and arrested, tried, and convicted with little convicted with little causecause

Historical Context- the SouthHistorical Context- the South

________________ was ________________ was hit hard by the hit hard by the depressiondepression

Many white Many white southerners had a southerners had a romanticized idea of romanticized idea of how life should behow life should be

They felt threatened by They felt threatened by _________ and _________ and ____________________________________

Historical Context-the SouthHistorical Context-the South

Little opportunity for African Little opportunity for African Americans to advance themselvesAmericans to advance themselves

Nearly half of all blacks in the South Nearly half of all blacks in the South did not receive an education past the did not receive an education past the 55thth grade grade

Racist groups like the Ku Klux Clan Racist groups like the Ku Klux Clan and the Black Shirts terrorized blacksand the Black Shirts terrorized blacks

Lynching was still a common practiceLynching was still a common practice

The Scottsboro TrialsThe Scottsboro Trials

Many parallels between the trial of Many parallels between the trial of Tom Robinson in the novel & the Tom Robinson in the novel & the ____________________________________

In _____, nine young African American In _____, nine young African American males are stopped on a freight train males are stopped on a freight train in Alabamain Alabama

They are arrested, tried, and They are arrested, tried, and convicted of the rape of two white convicted of the rape of two white womenwomen

The men were ___________ in ______The men were ___________ in ______

Literary DevicesLiterary Devices________________________________________

One of the most distinctive One of the most distinctive characteristics of the novelcharacteristics of the novel

The story is told from the perspective The story is told from the perspective

of a child who is approximately ____ of a child who is approximately ____ years old when the story beginsyears old when the story begins

Literary DevicesLiterary Devices______________________________

Entire story takes place in the town Entire story takes place in the town of __________, Alabamaof __________, Alabama

The small town is __________ and The small town is __________ and ______________________

Blacks and whites live in separate Blacks and whites live in separate sections of townsections of town

Time period is ________ during the Time period is ________ during the years of the Great Depressionyears of the Great Depression

Literary DevicesLiterary Devices__________________________________

The mockingbird is The mockingbird is a symbol of a symbol of _________ in the _________ in the novelnovel

Miss Maudie tells Miss Maudie tells the children the children “__________________“____________________________” __________” because they because they never do harmnever do harm

More Literary DevicesMore Literary Devices

_______: recurring structures, _______: recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that contrasts, or literary devices that help develop the themeshelp develop the themes

ex: small town life ex: small town life old fashioned values old fashioned values

gothic detailsgothic details

(What do you picture when you think of (What do you picture when you think of these motifs?)these motifs?)

Literary DevicesLiterary Devices

__________: references to various __________: references to various places, people, things, historical places, people, things, historical events, or other works of events, or other works of literatureliterature

_________: expressions or phrases _________: expressions or phrases that have meanings different that have meanings different than a literal interpretation than a literal interpretation would suggestwould suggest

ThemesThemes

__________ and __________ and ToleranceTolerance

Guilt and Guilt and ____________________

JusticeJustice

___________ and ___________ and IgnoranceIgnorance

Courage and Courage and ________________________