"To kill a Mockingbird", an acclaimed novel, by Harper Lee is recognised throughout the world. Having read her novel, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1960 soon after its publication, I was compelled to consider the novel in greater depth but was particularly intrigued to examine the cha...

"To kill a Mockingbird", an acclaimed novel, by Harper Lee is recognised throughout the world. Having read her novel, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1960 soon after its publication, I was compelled to consider the novel in greater depth but was particularly intrigued to examine the chara...

Harper Lee presents us with a view of racism from a southern town in Alabama. Everything takes place in this town and Lee describes the town and the townspeople with clarity that bring significance to the story. Clearly, there were racial lines that divided the town. Fred Erisman examines h...