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Harper Lee

Harper Lee. Jake Shoemaker Susan Pendleton. Nelle Harper Lee. Born April 28, 1926 Born in Monroeville Alabama Youngest of four siblings Father was a lawyer, part newspaper owner, Alabama state legislator Descendant of Confederate Civil War general Robert E. Lee Mother was bipolar.

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Harper Lee

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  1. Harper Lee Jake Shoemaker Susan Pendleton

  2. Nelle Harper Lee • Born April 28, 1926 • Born in Monroeville Alabama • Youngest of four siblings • Father was a lawyer, part newspaper owner, Alabama state legislator • Descendant of Confederate Civil War general Robert E. Lee • Mother was bipolar

  3. Life • Tomboy like Scout • Developed interest in literature in High School • Attended all girls college at Huntingdon in Montgomery • Transferred to University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa • Flight attendant for a little while • Was going into law but dropped out of college to write

  4. To Kill a Mockingbird • Published in 1960 when she was 34 • Never been out of print since it was published • Shows prejudice, racism and injustice • Asks if human beings are good or evil by nature

  5. Post book • Gave almost no interviews or appearances • Published only a few short essays • Has been out of the public eye for over 40 years • Received 4 honorary doctorates • Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the national council of arts • Received Pulitzer prize in 1961 • Received Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007

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