FAQ About Harper Lee

Harper Lee was inspired to write To Kill a Mockingbird by the social and racial dynamics of the Southern United States. Her own experiences growing up in Alabama, alongside observing her father's work as an attorney defending African Americans, played a significant role in shaping the narrative and themes of the novel. Additionally, the Scottsboro Trials, which were a series of trials in the 1930s involving African American teenagers falsely accused of rape, serve as historical context for the novel's themes of injustice and racial prejudice.