The author of "To kill a mockingbird" is Harper Lee. The novel's central theme is prejudice, a significant problem in all societies of mixed races. The book is full of morals and lessons, which are taught by Atticus Finch, a noble and wise father to the children in the book. The book is based on the childhood of Jean-Louise Finch - also known as Scout - in 1932. We ... personality as we all are and he should be able to live like this without anyone's judgement. These quotes explain this. After all this has been sorted Boo saves their lives when a drunken Mr Ewell sets out to kill them with a ...

• Word Count: 1816
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... For Atticus Finch, most things are "as simple as black and white". In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, there is one character who is able to make an impact on his children and both types of society. Atticus is a single parent who tries very hard to make everybody he interacts with satisfied. Atticus Finch has a strong impact on the people around him ... stock-market quotations from The Mobile Register aloud, she discovered that I was literate" (21). Miss Caroline is very impressed that a 7 year old is able to read such literacy as stock market quotes from a newspaper. Sc...

• Word Count: 1814
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School