“to Kill a Mockingbird”
Essay “to Kill a Mockingbird” The novel is written by Harper Lee (1926- ) an American writer known for her 1960 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee studied law at the university of Alabama. While studying at the university Lee wrote columns, feature stories, and satires for the university newspapers and literary publications. In 1949 she left Alabama without completing her degree to pursue a literary career in New York. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is one of the most affecting and widely read books of American literature. The book is a magnificent, powerful novel, in which the author depicts true picture of black men’s lives. The composition of the story is mostly narrative. The narration is presented by a girl who was the daughter one of the main character in the novel. The functional style of speech is the style of fiction with elements of oratorical style. The topic of the story is an injustice trial in relation to a black man. The extract in question mostly represents the speech of the attorney of the defendant. In regard to the message to the story the author is likely to prove that all men are equal in spite of the color of skin. The story considers moral, sociological, psychological, literary, legal, racial and gender issues. The story is set in a court in a small American town in Alabama.. Actually, the whole extract presents the trial at the court. The main character is Atticus Finch, a court-appointed defence at the trial. He gives a speech in defence of his client Tom Robinson. Robinson, a Negro, is charged with raping a white girl and he is on trial for his life. The story is told by Jean Louise, Atticus’s daughter who watches the progress of the trial and sees the futility of her father’s efforts to win the case. The author depicts Atticus as an experienced smart lawyer, an intelligent, responsible and fair man and what is more as a good father. It is obvious that he is a real friend to his children and his