By : Claire Springel, Tatum Spangler, Seshin Tobin, and Ian Thomas
Nelle Harper Lee is one of the bestselling authors in the 1960's. She changed her name to Harper Lee, so people would not miss pronounce her name. She was born on April 28, 1926, and is still alive today. Her hometown was Monroeville, Alabama. One of Harper Lee's best childhood friends was Truman Capote, who was also a bestselling writer in the 1960's.
How does the book To Kill A Mockingbird relate to Harper Lee's life?
Harper Lee's only book she published was To Kill A Mockingbird. This book won the Pulitzer prize. This prize is awarded to authors of good literature and writing. In the book, she makes connections to her family and her childhood. The Finch family, is connected to her real family due to her childhood experiences flowing through in her writing. Her father, Amasa Coleman Lee, is connected to Atticus Finch in the book. Her father was a lawyer and justice server. He defended two black men in her childhood, and Atticus Finch defends Tom Robinson in the book. Dill is representing Truman Capote, one of her closest friends as a child. They were neighbors all through childhood, and became writers together. Her mother died when she was twenty- five years old and in the book Scout's mother died when she two years old. Harper Lee was a tom boy in her early years and so is Scout. Scout is connected to Harper Lee in many ways and their childhood is connected together.
How does the book To Kill A Mockingbird relate to Harper Lee's life?
Harper Lee's only book she published was To Kill A Mockingbird. This book won the Pulitzer prize. This prize is awarded to authors of good literature and writing. In the book, she makes connections to her family and her childhood. The Finch family, is connected to her real family due to her childhood experiences flowing through in her writing. Her father, Amasa Coleman Lee, is connected to Atticus Finch in the book. Her father was a lawyer and justice server. He defended two black men in her childhood, and Atticus Finch defends Tom Robinson in the book. Dill is representing Truman Capote, one of her closest friends as a child. They were neighbors all through childhood, and became writers together. Her mother died when she was twenty- five years old and in the book Scout's mother died when she two years old. Harper Lee was a tom boy in her early years and so is Scout. Scout is connected to Harper Lee in many ways and their childhood is connected together.
This is a short biography on Harper Lee's life.