Curious facts you may not know about “To Kill a Mockingbird”

So “To Kill a Mockingbird” is the rare class of American literature that is relatively easy to read and pretty fun to read. It’s got a cool and somewhat creepy plot that draws you in. The novel follows a young girl, Scout, her brother, Jem, and their weird neighbor, Dill, who become obsessed with their even weirder neighbor, “Boo” Radley. The kids spend a lot of time reenacting Boo’s backstory.

Lee wasn’t a fan of the digital age, saying she loved dusty old books and libraries. What do you think about e-books? Do you read them?

Much of Lee’s childhood is mirrored in “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Just like Atticus Finch, Lee’s father was a lawyer who defended two African-American men charged with murder. Unfortunately, he lost the case but the situation and the lessons had a huge impact on his daughter.

Jem and Scout’s friend Dill was inspired by Lee’s real-life friendship with Truman Capote, who lived next door. He is famous for his books such as “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “In Cold Blood”.

Though Harper Lee spent a lot of time at her desk, about 6 to 12 hours a day, she wrote only one manuscript page per day. Lee was a methodical writer like most of us at school.

Several residents said that the real Boo Radley lived down the street from Lee’s family. Just like Boo, he was a pale, reclusive man who left presents for children in the knothole of his tree.

The actress who played Scout, Mary Badham, has stated that she and the actor who played Jem, Phillip Alford, “despised each other”.

There is a theory that the Tom Robinson case was based on a 1931 case against a group of nine black teenagers. They were accused of raping two white girls though one of the victims later admitted to making up the story.