Despite its themes, To Kill a Mockingbird has been the target of various campaigns to have it removed from public classrooms. The book is widely taught in schools in English-speaking countries with lessons that emphasize tolerance and decry prejudice. One critic explained the novel's impact by writing, "n the twentieth century, To Kill a Mockingbird is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its protagonist, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism." Īs a Southern Gothic novel and a bildungsroman, the primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence, but scholars have also noted that Lee addresses the issues of class tensions, courage, and compassion, and gender roles in the American Deep South.
The narrator's father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers, and a model of integrity for lawyers.
The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. Nelle Harper Lee (ApFebruary 19, 2016) was an American novelist known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning 1960 novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
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