——Harper Lee 演讲者:黄金 制作者:左左左 Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016), better known by her pen name Harper Lee, was an American novelist widely known for To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960. Immediately essful, it won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and has e a classic of modern American literature. Though Lee had only published this single book, in 2007 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to literature. Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the American life during the Depression, showing the life in a small town in South America through the visual angle of two children, Jem and Scout. It tells a story of a young girl named Scout and her father, Atticus Finch, a lawyer. He defends a black man wrongfully accused of raping a white woman. In the end, an all-white jury sentences Tom Robinson to death. Themes and Fear White prejudice against a black man make people decide he’s guilty despite lack of evidence. The children have a fear of Boo Radley and judge him to be a “monster”, but are wrong. 2. Moral Courage during opposition – the lawyer, Atticus, defends a black man, which makes some people hate Atticus. Main characters Jem & Scout Tom Robinson Mayella's father Bob Ewell Mockingbird The mockingbird is not related to the plot literally. There is only one time to mention the mockingbird of the title which is that when they talk about shooting birds , Finch tells his children not to hurt the mockingbird because they only sing for human beings and never do harm to us.
