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Reading Harper Lee: Understanding To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman
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About Reading Harper Lee: Understanding To Kill A
Product Description The first book-length study of Harper Lee's two novels, this is the ultimate reference for those interested in Harper Lee's writing, most notably as it considers race, class, and gender. To Kill a Mockingbird is timeless, continuing to be a favorite among both students and adults. One million copies are sold every year, and it remains one of the books most often taught in school. This companion guide helps students to better understand the complex themes of race, class, and gender that were first introduced in To Kill a Mockingbird and remain relevant in Go Set a Watchman, which both challenges and mirrors the topics discussed in Lee's first novel. A literary scholar and a friend of Harper Lee herself, author Claudia Durst Johnson brings a unique perspective to Lee's texts. The book provides a historical background of the Great Depression and the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement as well as an analysis of the widespread censorship of Lee's works. Chapters provide important context for topics such as racial issues, women's issues, and class divisions in the Deep South and serve as discussion points that give students a starting point for their research; similarly, teachers who struggle with how to introduce students to these challenging but timely topics will appreciate the wealth of knowledge this companion guide will deliver. Assists students as they strive to better understand complex issues of race, class, and gender that remain relevant topics of discussion Provides a needed and updated student guide on Harper Lee's writing Assesses Lee's iconic characters and helps readers to comprehend the controversy surrounding the character flaws of Atticus Finch Offers a personal perspective written by a friend of Harper Lee Review "Many periodicals carried stories about the decision to publish the manuscript on which Harper Lee based To Kill a Mockingbird. In this volume, the context of that decision is meticulously examined, and historical context is provided for both novels. . . . The final chapter addressing the relevance of Lee's work to contemporary racial injustice and police brutality is perhaps the finest and most compelling. The book includes a detailed chronology. The Notes on Sources section amounts to an excellent annotated bibliography and the index is very detailed. This work should be available for high school and college students working on either or both of Harper Lee's books." - ARBA About the Author Claudia Durst Johnson, PhD, is a writer and professor emeritus from the University of Alabama.
