Who Is Harper Lee's Life In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird the events in this novel relate to her life, many people believe that this book was a Biography of her life. I think that she wrote this book describing her life as a child, but not directly stating that the book was a biography. The characters in this novel are almost identical to the people in her life. For example she didn’t have a mother only a father, in the novel, and she only had a father in her actual life. In this essay I am going to talk about three different topics in comparison to Harper Lee’s life to her novel. Maycomb is similar to Monreoville, AL, because they are almost in the same location as each other. Scout and Harper Lee’s life are very similar, Harper Lee and Scout Finch both grew…show more content…
Harper Lee and Scout Finch both grew up in a small town in Alabama in the 1930's. Scout also had a friend from Mississippi that came there every summer. It never says much about him, just that he was very small and funny. They also shared many personality traits such as tom boyishness and the love of reading. Harper Lee’s father and Scout’s father were both attorneys that defended a black man. Scout and Harper Lee also had a neighbor that committed crimes and stayed inside all day. In the book it states that his name was Arthur Radley, or “Boo Radley.” Finally I’m going to talk about how Frances Finch Lee is similar to Atticus Finch. Atticus was a lawyer and a well-respected man throughout the community. Everyone respected him, men, women, and children. Atticus had two children; they were very close to each other’s age and got along well. Frances Finch Lee was a lawyer and served in the state legislator from 1926 to 1938. Frances had four children unlike Atticus who only had two. When Frances children were young, their mother died forcing him to take care of his children. In this essay, I wrote how Maycomb is similar to Monreoville, how Harper Lee’s life is similar to Scout’s life, and how Harper Lee’s father is similar to Atticus Finch. Harper Lee is similar to Scout. Harper lee’s father is similar to Atticus. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird the events are based on her real

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