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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in Instantly successful, widely read in high schools and middle schools in the United States, it has become a classic of modern American literaturewinning the Pulitzer Prize. The plot and characters are loosely based on Lee's observations of her family, her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville, Alabamainwhen she was ten. Despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequalitythe novel is renowned for its warmth and humor. Atticus Finchthe narrator's father, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. The historian Joseph Crespino explains, "In the twentieth century, To Kill a I Kill the Mockingbird is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its main character, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism. Scholars have noted that Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the Deep South. The book is widely taught in schools in the United States with lessons that emphasize tolerance and decry prejudice. InBritish librarians I Kill the Mockingbird the book ahead of the Bible as one "every adult should read before they die". Reaction to the novel varied widely upon publication. Despite the number of copies sold and its I Kill the Mockingbird use in education, literary analysis of it is sparse. Author Mary McDonough Murphy, who collected individual impressions of To Kill a Mockingbird by several authors and public figures, calls the book "an astonishing phenomenon". Sincea play based on the novel has been I Kill the Mockingbird annually in Harper Lee's hometown. Lee continued to respond to her work's impact until her death in Februaryalthough she had refused any personal publicity for herself or the novel since Born inHarper Lee grew up in the Southern town of Monroeville, Alabamawhere she became close friends with soon-to-be-famous writer Truman Capote. She attended Huntingdon College in Montgomery —45and then studied law at the University of Alabama — While attending college, she wrote for campus literary magazines: Huntress at Huntingdon and the humor magazine Rammer Jammer at the University of Alabama. At both colleges, she wrote short stories and other works about racial injustice, a rarely mentioned topic on such campuses at the time. Hoping to be published, Lee presented her writing in to a literary agent recommended by Capote. An editor at J. Lippincottwho bought the manuscript, advised her to quit the airline and concentrate on writing. Donations from friends allowed her to write uninterruptedly for a year. Hohoff was impressed, "[T]he spark of the true writer flashed in every line," she would later recount in a corporate history of Lippincott, [7] but as Hohoff saw it, the manuscript was by no means fit for publication. It was, as she described it, "more a series of anecdotes than a fully conceived novel. After the "Watchman" title I Kill the Mockingbird rejected, it was re-titled Atticus but Lee renamed it To Kill a Mockingbird to reflect that the story went beyond a character portrait. The book was published on July 11, I I Kill the Mockingbird expected any sort of success with 'Mockingbird. I was hoping for a quick and merciful death at the hands of the reviewers but, at the same time, I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement. Public encouragement. I hoped for a little, as I said, but I got rather a whole lot, and in some ways this was just about as frightening as the quick, merciful death I'd expected. Instead of a "quick and merciful death", Reader's Digest Condensed Books I Kill the Mockingbird the book for reprinting in part, which gave it a wide readership immediately. The story, told by the six-year-old Jean Louise Finch, takes place during three years —35 of the I Kill the Mockingbird Depression in the fictional "tired old town" of Maycomb, Alabama, the seat of Maycomb County. Jean Louise Finch, nicknamed Scout, lives with her older brother Jeremy, nicknamed Jem, and their widowed father Atticus, a middle-aged lawyer. Jem and Scout befriend a boy named Dill, who visits Maycomb to stay with his aunt each summer. The three children are terrified, yet fascinated by their neighbor, the reclusive Arthur "Boo" Radley. The adults of Maycomb are hesitant to talk about Boo, and few of them have seen him for many years. The children feed one another's imagination with rumors about his appearance and reasons for remaining hidden, and they fantasize about how to get him out of his house. After two summers of friendship with Dill, Scout and Jem find that someone is leaving them small gifts in a tree outside the Radley place. Several times the mysterious Boo makes gestures of affection to the children, but, to their disappointment, he never appears in person. Judge Taylor appoints Atticus to defend Tom Robinson, a black man who has been accused of raping a young white woman, Mayella Ewell. Although many of Maycomb's citizens disapprove, Atticus agrees to defend Tom to the best of his ability. Other I Kill the Mockingbird taunt Jem and Scout for Atticus's actions, calling him a " nigger -lover". Scout is tempted to stand up for her father's honor by fighting, even though he has told her not to. One night, Atticus faces a group of men intent on lynching Tom. This crisis is averted in an unexpected manner: Scout, Jem, I Kill the Mockingbird Dill show up, and Scout inadvertently breaks the mob mentality by recognizing and talking to a classmate's father, and the would- be lynchers disperse. Atticus does not want Jem and Scout to be present at Tom Robinson's trial. No seat is available on the main floor, but the Rev. Sykes invites Jem, Scout, and Dill to watch from the colored balcony. Atticus establishes that Mayella and Bob Ewell are lying. It is revealed that Mayella made sexual advances toward Tom, subsequently resulting in her being beaten by her father. The townspeople refer to the Ewells as " white trash " who are not to be trusted, but the jury convicts Tom regardless. Jem's faith in justice I Kill the Mockingbird badly I Kill the Mockingbird. Atticus is hopeful that he can I Kill the Mockingbird the verdict overturned, but Tom is shot and killed while trying to escape from prison. Despite Tom's conviction, Bob Ewell is humiliated by the events of the trial, Atticus explaining that he "destroyed I Kill the Mockingbird last shred of I Kill the Mockingbird at that trial. Finally, he attacks Jem and Scout while they are walking home on a dark night after the school Halloween pageant. Jem suffers a broken arm in the struggle, but amid the confusion, someone comes to the children's rescue. The mysterious man carries Jem home, where Scout realizes that he is Boo Radley. Sheriff Tate arrives and discovers Ewell dead from a knife wound. Atticus believes that Jem was responsible, but Tate is certain it was Boo. The sheriff decides that, to protect Boo's privacy, he will report that Ewell simply fell on his own knife during the attack. Boo asks Scout to walk him home. After she says goodbye to him at his front door, he disappears, never to be seen again by Scout. While standing on the Radley porch, Scout imagines life from Boo's perspective. Lee said that To Kill a Mockingbird is not an autobiographybut rather an example of how an author "should write about what he knows and write truthfully". Lee's father, Amasa Coleman Lee, was an attorney, similar to Atticus Finch, and inhe defended two black men accused of murder. After they were convicted, hanged and mutilated, [15] he never tried another criminal case. Lee's father was also the editor and publisher of the Monroeville newspaper. Although more of a proponent of racial segregation than Atticus, he gradually became more liberal in his later years. Lee's mother I Kill the Mockingbird prone to a nervous condition that rendered her mentally and emotionally absent. Lee modeled the character of Dill on Truman Capoteher childhood friend known then as Truman Persons. Both Lee and I Kill the Mockingbird loved to read, and were atypical children in some ways: Lee was a scrappy tomboy who was quick to fight, and Capote was ridiculed for his advanced vocabulary and lisp. She and Capote made up and acted out stories they wrote on an old Underwood typewriter that Lee's father gave them. They became good friends when both felt alienated from their peers; Capote called the two of them "apart people". Down the street from the Lees lived a family whose house was always boarded up; they served as the models for the fictional Radleys. He was hidden until virtually forgotten; he died in The origin of Tom Robinson is less clear, although many have speculated that his character was inspired I Kill the Mockingbird several models. The story and the trial were covered by her father's newspaper, which reported that Lett was convicted and sentenced to death. After a series of letters appeared claiming Lett had been falsely accused, his sentence was commuted to life in prison. He died there of tuberculosis in However, inLee stated that she had in mind something less sensational, although the Scottsboro case served "the same purpose" to display Southern prejudices. The strongest element of style noted by critics and reviewers is Lee's talent for narration, which in an early review in Time was called "tactile brilliance". Her art is visual, and with cinematographic fluidity and subtlety we see a scene melting into another scene without jolts of transition. Writing about Lee's style and use of humor in a tragic story, scholar Jacqueline Tavernier-Courbin states: "Laughter After Dill promises to marry her, then spends too much time with Jem, Scout reasons the best way to get him to pay attention to her is to beat him up, which she does several times. Satire and irony are used to such an extent that Tavernier-Courbin suggests one interpretation for the book's title: Lee is doing the I Kill the Mockingbird education, the justice system, and her own society—by using them as subjects of her humorous disapproval. Critics also note the entertaining methods used to drive the plot. This prompts their black housekeeper Calpurnia to escort Scout and Jem to her church, which allows the children a glimpse into her personal life, as well as Tom Robinson's. She is so distracted and embarrassed that she prefers to go home in her ham I Kill the Mockingbird, which saves her life. The grotesque and near-supernatural qualities of Boo Radley and his house, and the element of racial injustice involving Tom Robinson, contribute to the aura of the Gothic in the novel. Furthermore, in addressing themes such as alcoholism, incestrape, and racial violence, Lee wrote about her small town realistically rather than melodramatically. She portrays the problems of individual characters as universal underlying issues in every society. As children coming of age, Scout and Jem face hard realities and learn from them. Lee seems to examine Jem's sense of loss about how his neighbors have disappointed him more than Scout's. Jem says to their neighbor Miss Maudie the day after the trial, "It's like bein' a caterpillar wrapped in a cocoon I always thought Maycomb folks were the best folks in the world, least that's what they seemed like". Just as the novel is an illustration of the changes Jem faces, it is also an exploration of the I Kill the Mockingbird Scout must face as an atypical girl on the verge of womanhood. As one I Kill the Mockingbird writes, " To Kill a Mockingbird can be read as a feminist Bildungsroman, for Scout emerges from her childhood experiences with a clear sense of her place in her community and an awareness of her potential power as the woman she will one day be. Despite the novel's immense popularity upon publication, it has not received the close critical attention paid to other modern American classics. Don Noble, the editor of a book of essays I Kill the Mockingbird the novel, estimates that the ratio of sales to analytical essays may be a million to one. 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Looking for a movie the entire family can enjoy? Check out our picks for family friendly movies movies that transcend all ages. For even more, visit our Family Entertainment Guide. See the full list. Title: To Kill a Mockingbird Small-town Alabama, Atticus Finch played by Gregory Peck is a lawyer and a widower. He has two young children, Jem and Scout. Atticus Finch is currently defending Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. Meanwhile, Jem and Scout are intrigued by their neighbours, the Radleys, and the mysterious, seldom-seen Boo Radley in particular. Written by grantss. After hearing nothing but critical acclaim for this film, and the book it was based on, I finally got to see it. I am quite amazed at how well done this film is, and how timeless the theme is. I haven't read the book, but I'm considering it, I Kill the Mockingbird to see if there are any details that were left out. The story is amazing and exceptionally told. As far as I know, the film is as close to the book as it could possibly be; some call it the most accurate book-to-film conversion ever. The plot is very good, it takes a timeless problem and presents it to us, through the innocent eyes of a naive child. I Kill the Mockingbird pace is very good; apart from The Godfather the first one and one or two other exceptions, this is the only drama where there was truly not one single moment that I found dull, boring or unimportant. Nothing seemed trivial in the film. The perspective that is forced upon us is that of a young child, naive and innocent. This is a brilliant idea, as the eyes of a child is without a doubt one of the most impressionable things in the world, and the film handles this perfectly. What really makes the I Kill the Mockingbird, apart from the brilliant and possibly unique perspective, is the fact that the children are likable, credible and charming. You couldn't help but like them; believe me, normally I really dislike children. I find them annoying, loud and egotistical. But with this film, I couldn't, for one second, muster up any tiny amount of aggression, or even annoyance. Everyone knows that no child is the latter all the time, and even I will admit that there probably doesn't exist too many children who are the first, either. In I Kill the Mockingbird film, the I Kill the Mockingbird are completely real. They are naive, innocent, they I Kill the Mockingbird what their father tells them, but ultimately, they obviously love and respect their father, and they never do anything, anything at all, I Kill the Mockingbird the intent to hurt or harm someone or something. That I Kill the Mockingbird what a child is; innocent. They do what they do because they do not know better. This film provides a perfect view into their world, or, rather, their perspective of it. The acting is excellent. The child actors exceed all expectations. I was amazed at how professional and convincing they were. The other actors all give great performances as well. The cinematography is excellent; once again, it gives a perfect perspective on I Kill the Mockingbird your surroundings look like when you're a child. The characters are well-written, credible and well-casted. The dialog was well-written. The script was excellent. A very memorable and beautiful film, should be viewed by almost anyone. I recommend this to anyone who likes dramas, and just about anyone who for one reason or another might enjoy this. Don't be scared off by it being over forty years old, or it being black and white; it's an excellent film, and just about anyone would enjoy it. Don't miss this perfect film. Looking for some great streaming picks? Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Visit our What to Watch page. Sign In. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Full Cast and Crew. Release Dates. Official Sites. Company Credits. Technical Specs. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Alternate Versions. Rate This. Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice. Director: Robert Mulligan. Added to Watchlist. From metacritic. Film oso onak. AFI top movies I have watched. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Top Rated Movies Won 3 Oscars. Edit Cast Cast overview, first billed only: Gregory Peck Atticus Finch John Megna Dill Harris Frank Overton Sheriff Heck Tate Rosemary Murphy Maudie Atkinson Ruth White Dubose Brock Peters Tom Robinson Estelle Evans Calpurnia Paul Fix Judge Taylor Collin Wilcox Paxton Bob Ewell Alice Ghostley Aunt Stephanie Crawford Robert Duvall Boo Radley William Windom Gilmer Crahan Denton Walter Cunningham Sr. Richard Hale Edit Storyline Small-town Alabama, Taglines: The rare film story of a father who must expose his children to a small town's outraged passions Edit Did You Know? Trivia Despite the closeness of their characters, I Kill the Mockingbird Badham and Phillip Alford did not get along while filming. Mary would mimic Phillip saying his lines off camera so that he couldn't concentrate. However, it might not have been malice on her part. In the scene where Atticus drives with the children to speak with Helen Robinson, Mary is mouthing Gregory Peck 's lines at It seems unlikely that I Kill the Mockingbird was trying to break Gregory Peck 's concentration. It's possible instead that she memorized everyone's lines in each of her scenes, and she wouldn't know what her next line would be until she recited the line immediately preceding it. To Kill a Mockingbird () - IMDb

Sign In. Edit To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch John Megna Dill Harris Frank Overton Sheriff Heck Tate Rosemary Murphy Maudie Atkinson Ruth White Dubose Brock Peters Tom Robinson Estelle Evans Calpurnia Paul Fix Judge Taylor Collin Wilcox Paxton Bob Ewell Alice Ghostley Aunt Stephanie Crawford Robert Duvall Boo Radley William Windom Gilmer Crahan Denton Walter Cunningham Sr. Richard Hale Nathan Radley Mary Badham Scout Finch Phillip Alford Jem Rest of cast listed alphabetically: R. Man uncredited Walter Bacon Courtroom Spectator uncredited Eddie Baker Courtroom Spectator uncredited Bobby Barber Courtroom Spectator uncredited John Barton Courtroom Spectator uncredited Audrey Betz Courtroom Spectator uncredited Danny Borzage Courtroom Spectator uncredited John Breen Juror uncredited Jess Cavin Juror uncredited Noble 'Kid' Chissell Courtroom Spectator uncredited Jack Clinton Townsman uncredited Steve Condit Walter Cunningham Jr. Ash uncredited David Crawford David Robinson uncredited Frank Ellis Juror uncredited Jamie Forster Hiram Townsend uncredited I Kill the Mockingbird Fredericks Court Clerk uncredited Herman Hack Courtroom Spectator uncredited Jester Hairston Spence Robinson uncredited Chuck Hamilton Courtroom Spectator uncredited Kim Hamilton Helen Robinson uncredited Kim Hector Cecil Jacobs uncredited Michael Jeffers Courtroom Spectator uncredited Dick Johnstone Courtroom Spectator uncredited Chester Jones Courtroom Spectator uncredited Colin Kenny Courtroom Spectator uncredited Ethan Laidlaw Townsman uncredited Nancy Marshall Schoolteacher uncredited Clyde McLeod Courtroom Spectator uncredited Charles Morton Courtroom Spectator uncredited Paulene Myers Jesse uncredited I Kill the Mockingbird H. Courtroom I Kill the Mockingbird uncredited Charles Perry Juror uncredited Joe Ploski I Kill the Mockingbird Spectator uncredited Hugh Sanders Reynolds uncredited Barry Seltzer Schoolboy uncredited Edward C. Courtroom Spectator uncredited Mabel Smaney Courtroom I Kill the Mockingbird uncredited Eddie Smith Courtroom Spectator uncredited Walter Smith Courtroom Spectator uncredited Cap Somers Courtroom Spectator uncredited George Sowards Courtroom Spectator uncredited Ray Spiker Townsman uncredited Kim Stanley Scout as an Adult - Narrator voice uncredited Jay Sullivan Court Reporter uncredited Kelly Thordsen Burly Mob Member uncredited Arthur Tovey Juror uncredited George Tracy Townsman uncredited Sailor Vincent Courtroom Spectator uncredited Max Wagner Courtroom Spectator uncredited Bill Walker Reverend Sykes uncredited Bill Walker Courtroom Spectator uncredited Joe Walls Bailiff uncredited Dan White Mob Leader uncredited Guy Wilkerson Jury Foreman uncredited Chalky Williams Scott Jr. Terry Williams Edit page. Film oso onak. AFI top movies I have watched. Share this page:. Clear your history. Atticus Finch. Sheriff Heck Tate. Maudie Atkinson. Tom Robinson. Judge Taylor. Mayella Violet Ewell as Collin Wilcox. Aunt Stephanie Crawford. Nathan Radley. Courtroom Spectator uncredited. Juror uncredited. Spence Robinson uncredited. Scout as an Adult - Narrator voice uncredited. Reverend Sykes uncredited.