To Kill a Mockingbird: Discussion Prompts

Readers of To Kill a Mockingbird seeking engagement for all reading groups can gain further insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions.

Harper Lee’s unforgettable novel To Kill A Mockingbird became an instant bestseller when it was first published in 1960. It also received critical success and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. Harper Lee’s novel is about growing up in a sleepy Southern town. This is a story about the crisis of conscience and what it takes to rock it. This novel was later made into a classic Academy Award-winning film of the same title.
To Kill A Mockingbird is a dramatic, compassionate and deeply moving account that takes the readers to the reality of the human nature and the roots of human behavior. Lee explored a human’s capacity for love and hatred, kindness and cruelty, innocence and experience and humor and pathos. This classic novel has already been translated into forty languages and printed with over 18 million copies. This story about a young Alabama woman is now regarded as a classic American literary piece.

In this comprehensive look into To Kill a Mockingbird, you'll be equipped to prepare with the following: Discussion aid which includes a wealth of prompts and information Overall plot synopsis and author biography Thought-provoking discussion questions for a deeper examination Creative exercises to foster alternate “if this was you” discussionsAnd much more!

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