A PRESENTATION BY CLARA, FREDERIKE AND LUISA

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

OUTLINE• Why we chose the book

• The characters

• The setting

• The „mockingbird“ – metaphor

• About the author

• The movie

• The race discrimination

• Our final opinion

WHY WE CHOSE THE BOOK

• Nice cover

• Well-known book

• Translated into more than 20 languages

• “Smart” book

THE CHARACTERS

SCOUT

• Narrator• „Scout“ Jean Louise Finch• A tomboy• During the book 6 to 9 years old• Daughter of Atticus Finch• Mother died when she was 2• Brother of Jem

JEM

• Brother of Scout

• During the book 10 – 14 years old

• Loves his sister and protects her

• In second part he reaches puberty

• Feels very smart (like an adult)

ATTICUS

• Lawyer and resident of Maycomb

county

• Father of Scout and Jem

• Wise and thoughtful

• Character based on Harper Lee‘s

own father

THE SETTING

• Maycomb county

• Alabama (south-western USA)

• Next to the Alabama river

• Between Mobile and Montgomery

THE SETTING

• Scout lives in the main road

• Neighbours: Rachel Haverford, Stephenie Crawford

• Different areas of population

THE „MOCKINGBIRD“-METAPHOR

“Shoot all the bluejays you want, but remember it it’s sin to kill a mockingbird”

“Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy... but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR• Nelle Harper Lee was born on

28th april 1926 in Monroeville

• Her childhood was quite similar to Scout‘s

• Wanted to be a writer since she was seven

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

• Moved to New York, there she began her writing career

• An agent encouraged her to expand one of her stories into a novel

• because of her frequent trips to Alabama, she was inspired to the story of “To kill a mockingbird”

• The book was finally published in 1960

• She became suddenly famous but did not like being the object of attention

THE MOVIE

• 1962 American film adaptation

• Directed by Robert Mulligan

• Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch

• Won three Oscars (eight nominations)

• Several scenes from the book were cut out

THE RACE DISCRIMINATION

Opinion of Scout‘s teacher:

“Over here we don’t believe in persecuting anybody. Persecution comes from people who are

prejudiced.”

THE RACE DISCRIMINATION

• Black people have always been discriminated

• They are called Niggers, ….

• Originally slaves

• Law of racial segregation still exists

OUR FINAL OPINION

• Great book

• Hard to read (accent)

• Fantastic story

• Tells very smart things about the human being and life

• Everyone could understand it

• Nice to watch the movie

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO

OUR PRESENTATION!