2. Wrote only one novel Won 1961 Pulitzer Prize for fiction Born in 1926 Grew up in Atlanta

3. Maycomb, Alabama 1930’s

4. Historical Background -1930’s – Great Depression caused more than 60 banks to fail.

5. Racial segregation was practiced until the 1960’s when a federal court ordered Montgomery, Alabama to desegrate.

6. First person narrator: Scout Finch

7. Moral education Coming of age Kindness Prejudice Integrity Strength of character

8. Attitudes or actions toward others that are slanted in some way; unreasonable attitudes of a hostile nature directed against a group of people

9. “You will never really understand another person until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” -Atticus

10. Main Characters Jean Louise Finch Jeremy Atticus finch Charles Baker harris Atticus Finch Walter Cunningham Burris Ewell Arthur Radley Calpurnia Miss Caroline Fisher

11. Characters, cont. Miss Maudie Atkinson Miss Stephanie Crawford Mrs. Henry Dubose Aunt Alexandra Uncle Jack Mayella Ewell Bob Ewell Tom Robinson Rev. Sykes Heck Tate Judge Taylor