Who is Harper Lee and how is her life reflected in To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee and How Her Life is Reflected in To Kill A Mockingbird
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Harper Lee and How Her Life is Reflected in To Kill A Mockingbird
Nelle Harper Lee was an American novelist born in 1926. To Kill a Mockingbird is one of her most accomplished works, becoming a classic of American literature studies within schools, besides winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. Because of her outstanding contribution to literature, Lee was awarded honorary degrees, accolades, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. While To Kill A Mockingbird was a fictional novel, it is widely accepted that the book was primarily shaped by her childhood experiences (Blakemore, 2016). In other words, Harper Lee's life is reflected in her work of literature, shaped by her own experiences and the people around her when she was growing up in the 1930s.
Lee's father, Amasa Coleman Lee, resembles Atticus Finch, one of the heroes in the story. Several similarities between Coleman and Lee explain the first point illustrating how Lee's life inspired the novel. Firstly, the father and the character are dedicated, compassionate white lawyers who do not harbor racist attitudes. The novel is primarily shaped by Finch's decision to take on a case in which he defended an African American against false accusations of raping a white woman (DewiRofiqoh, 2013). Despite providing overwhelming and obvious evidence that Robinson was innocent, an all-white jury found him guilty, as it was typical of the criminal justice system against African Americans. This part of the novel was shaped by Coleman's unsuccessful defence of two African Americans when he started as a lawyer. The two were convicted, hanged, and their bodies mutilated, prompting Coleman never to take a criminal case again.
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