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TO KILL
A MOCKINGBIRD

AT A GLANCE

Written by: Harper Lee

Type of Work: novel

Genre: bildungsroman; Civil Rights Movement

Main Characters: Scout; Atticus Finch; Jem; Tom Robinson

First Published: 1960 by J. B. Lippincott

Setting: 1930s; Maycomb, Alabama

The three most important aspects of To Kill a Mockingbird:

The title refers to the local belief that...
The events of the novel take place when the narrator is...
The novel is unusual because it is both an examination of racism and...

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How does Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird show two sides?

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