Harper Lee Questions and Answers
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When and where was Harper Lee born?
Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28th, 1926, in the small town of Monroeville in southern Alabama. According to the 1920 and 1930 census statistics, Monroeville would have had just over 1,000...
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How did Harper Lee contribute to American Literature?
Harper Lee's greatest contribution to American Literature has to be To Kill a Mockingbird. The book's impact was felt then as it is today, echoed in reviews that the book received: "A hundred...
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What does Scout’s statement, “Miss Caroline, he’s a Cunningham,” reveal about Miss Caroline’s point of view toward...
This exchange between Scout and Miss Caroline further illustrates Caroline's own outsider status in Maycomb. This outsider status is established early in Chapter 2, when Scout's teacher introduces...
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What would be a good way to write a thesis statement discussing Harper Lee and why her writing is famous?
I assume you have read, To Kill a Mockingbird. In that case, let's focus on To Kill a Mockingbird to explore why Harper Lee is such a renowned author. The novel has sold millions of copies; it is...
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Who was Harper Lee and why is she important?
Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926, and passed away on February 19, 2016. Lee was the author of two books—To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) and Go Set a Watchman (2015). Both books are centered on...
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How do you get hold of Harper Lee? My teacher told me that if I get Harper Lee to respond back to me she would give...
I can assure you that if you actually were able to get Harper Lee to respond to you, you would certainly deserve that "A." Miss Lee, 84, is a NOTORIOUSLY PRIVATE person; she gives very few personal...
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Compare and contrast To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee.
To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman have many of the same main characters, such as Jean Louise Finch (Scout in Mockingbird), Atticus Finch, and Aunt Alexandra, and both novels are set...
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Did Harper Lee study in Oxford?
Harper Lee did, in fact, study at Oxford University, but only for one summer. She spent one year at Huntington College, then went to the University of Alabama. She attended Oxford as part of a...
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In To Kill a Mockingbird, is Aunt Alexandra moral?
Aunt Alexandra proves quite human, sometimes demonstrating flawed morals and at other times displaying noble ideals. Perhaps everyone in the novel simply pales in comparison to Atticus's incredible...
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What does Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, consider to be justice?
In the time of Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, justice for a black person in the deep south was a rare thing. Tom Robinson was obviously an innocent man, but he really had no chance of...