Harper Lee (b. April 28, 1926): Born in Monroeville, Alabama, a model for the fictional Maycomb. It is important to note that Harper Lee’s father, Amasa Coleman Lee, was an American politician and lawyer, and that Atticus Finch was partly based off of him. In fact, Mr. Lee once defended two black men accused of murdering a white storekeeper. Both of the black men were hanged in the end. In high school, Harper Lee quite enjoyed English literature. After graduating high school, Lee attended the University of Alabama, where she studied law for several years, but never graduating. Harper Lee is kind of a one hit wonder. And no, Truman Capote DID NOT write Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for literature for To Kill A Mockingbird. To In 2007, Lee suffered a major stroke causing her to be nearly blind and deaf. Kill A Mockingbird. Her second novel, alludes to of her father, Atticus Finch, as Go Set A Watchman, Scout’s view the of Maycomb. moral compass “watchman” First published in 1960 Won the Pulitzer Prize Was adapted to the cinema where it won a few Oscars. Gregory Peck won an Oscar for best actor, who plays Atticus. also won best script. To Kill A Mockingbird If you were to read biographically, Harper Lee would be Scout, To Kill A Mockingbird Truman Capote is Dill, and Mr. Lee would be Atticus.
Harper Lee (b. April 28, 1926): Born in Monroeville, Alabama, a model for the fictional Maycomb. It is important to note that Harper Lee’s father, Amasa Coleman Lee, was an American politician and lawyer, and that Atticus Finch was partly based off of him. In fact, Mr. Lee once defended two black men accused of murdering a white storekeeper. Both of the black men were hanged in the end. In high school, Harper Lee quite enjoyed English literature. After graduating high school, Lee attended the University of Alabama, where she studied law for several years, but never graduating. Harper Lee is kind of a one hit wonder. And no, Truman Capote DID NOT write To Kill A Mockingbird. Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for literature for To Kill A Mockingbird. In 2007, Lee suffered a major stroke causing her to be nearly blind and deaf. Her second novel, Go Set A Watchman, alludes to Scout’s view of her father, Atticus Finch, as the moral compass “watchman” of Maycomb. First published in 1960 Won the Pulitzer Prize Was adapted to the cinema where it won a few Oscars. Gregory Peck won an Oscar for best actor, who plays Atticus. To Kill A Mockingbird also won best script. If you were to read To Kill A Mockingbird biographically, Harper Lee would be Scout, Truman Capote is Dill, and Mr. Lee would be Atticus.