with their best friend Dill spend their summers together looking for ways to entertain themselves.
The children go through many tough situations that introduce the difficulties of the real world.
Man to man cruelty that occurs in the Scottsboro trial compel Lee to write her award winning
novel in which three young children lose their innocence that change the perspective of many
generations.
Harper Lee grows up during a period of time in which society inclined people to prejudge
others such as the Scottsboro boys. To begin with, when the Lee biography, paragraph two, talks
about how Harper grew up it quotes “Lee was known for being a loner …show more content…
This makes me think of the OJ Simpson case and
how he was supposed to be found guilty. Everybody thought he would be guilty however social
climate played a role in him being free. This part of the book especially made me take a look at
how I treat people and if I let the social issues influence how I react. On the other hand when Lee
introduces Mayella Ewell in the trial and entertains the idea that Tom Robinson is telling the
truth. This example made a big impact on how I view others and to encourage myself to make
sure I give a fair judgment. Also it reminds me of when we read the trial in class and how it helps
the understanding of the bigger picture than just the trial. The book makes me take a look at my
life due to the amount of examples in which social climate influences the characters.
In conclusion, Harper Lee writes To Kill a Mockingbird, to reference events that
happened in her own life while telling the story of how three young children lose their
innocence. She uses many examples to show how the small town of Macomb is influenced by
the issues going on in the world which mostly involves