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To Kill A Mocking Bird: Notes

This study guide is designed to help readers get to grips with Harper Lee's novel. It opens with background on the book and a summary of its events, then moves through its major themes and the development of its characters. Further sections look at how the story is structured, where and when it takes place, and the style of the writing.

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The guide also places the novel within its historical and social setting and explores the moral questions it raises. Written for students and general readers, it works as a companion for close reading as well as for essays and class discussion.

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