To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel published by American woman writer harper lee on 1960. 196 1 This book won the Pulitzer Prize that year, has been translated into more than 40 languages, and has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. In the same year, it was adapted into a film of the same name and was shortlisted for three Oscars, which changed the cognition of generations.
The novel tells the story of a young man named Tom Robinson in a small town in the southern United States during the Great Depression in the 1930s. After being falsely accused, Addicks Finch, a defense lawyer, could not stop the jury from finding Tom guilty because he was black, even though he had evidence to prove that Tom was innocent. This reckless crime led to Tom's death under the gun.
Creative background:
193 1 when the author was five years old, nine young blacks were accused of raping two white women near Scotes boro, Alabama. After a series of long, high-profile and often painful trials, four of the nine suspects were sentenced to long prison terms.
Many excellent lawyers and American citizens believe that this judgment is wrong and the result of racial prejudice. Some people also suspect that two white women who accused black youth were lying, and their statements became more suspicious in repeated accusations. This case is called Scotes Boluo case, and this book is based on this case.