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To kill a Mockingbird Brief introduction of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the authors observations of her family and neighbors.The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. Theme As a Southern Gothic novel and a Bildungsroman, the primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. Scholars have noted that Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the American Deep South Plot summary The main story takes place during three years of the Great Depression in the fictional tired old town of Maycomb, Alabama. It focuses on six-year-old Scout Finch, who lives with her older brother Jem and their father Atticus, a middle-aged lawyer. Jem and Scout befriend a boy named Dill . The three children are terrified of, and fascinated by, their neighbor, the mysterious Boo Radley. The adults of Maycomb are hesitant to talk about Boo and, for many years, few have seen him. Following 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, never appears in person. One day,Atticus is appointed by the court to defend Tom Robinson, a black man who has been accused of raping a young white woman, Mayella Ewell. Although many of Maycombs citizens disapprove, Atticus agrees to defend Tom. Other children taunt Jem and Scout for Atticus actions, calling him a nigger-lover. Scout is tempted to stand up for her fathers honor by fighting, even though he has told her not to. For his part, Atticus faces a group of men intent on lynching Tom. Because Atticus