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Harper Lee
1) About the author
Her full name was Nelle Harper Lee and she was born in 1926.
2) Biodata
She was born in Alabama. As a child, Lee was a tomboy and a good reader, and was best friends with her schoolmate and neighbor, Truman Capote (as known as Dill).
3) Novels written by her
- "To Kill a Mockingbird." (1960)
- "Christmas to Me". (December 1961)
- "When Children Discover America". (August 1965).
- "Cold Blood" (1966)
- Capote and Lee collaborated "The Long Goodbye" (mid-1980s)
4) Awards received
- Pulitzer Prize (1961)
- Brotherhood Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews (1961)
- Alabama Library Association Award (1961)
- Bestsellers Paperback of the Year Award (1962)
- Member, National Council on the Arts (1966)
- Best Novel of the Century, Library Journal (1999)
- Alabama Humanities Award (2002)
- ATTY Award, Spector Gadon & Rosen Foundation (2005)
- Los Angeles Public Library Literary Award (2005)
- Honorary degree, University of Notre Dame (2006)
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (2007)
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (2007)
5) Why was TKAM a significant novel to her?
Scout Finch's childhood from To Kill A Mockingbird is very similar to her own childhood. It was as if she was talking about herself in the book.
Trials of a true Southern Belle and Southern Gentlemen
1) What were the rules of etiquette for Southern gentlemen and ladies?
The Southern Belle must know how to cook, do needle work and must also know ball dance skill, while the southern gentlemen must be polite, honest, kind and also repect a lady.
2) What did southern ladies do to pass their time?
Baking cakes, like Ms Maudie
3) Pictures of Southern ladies and gentlemen
4) Identify characters in the novel that fit the mould of true southern belles and gentlemen and those don't? Explain why they fit the mould and why they don't.
Calpurnia is a southern belle as she has good culinary skills and Atticus is a southern gentleman as he respect not just Anut Alexandra but also everyone around him. Bob Ewell is not a southern gentlemen as he disrespected Atticus by spitting on him.
Montgomery Bus Boycott and Scottsboro trails
1) State the specifics of each trail and why they were significant
--On December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks, a 40 year old black seamstress, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on the bus. "...the only tired I was, was tired of giving in," says Rosa Parks. She was also part of an organization, called the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.) The NAACP played a huge role in trying to stop segregation. The NAACP was looking for someone that would stand up to the court system in a test case. Before Rosa Parks was chosen for the test case, there were two women before her that were arrested for not giving up their seats, and the NAACP tried to use them for a test case as well. Neither of these women proved to be suitable candidates for the test case that would end segregation. The day Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat; the NAACP knew that she was the perfect test case.
(taken from http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/systems/agentsheets/New-Vista/bus-boycott/)
--During the Great Depression of the 1930s, poor people would ride in railroad freight cars, trying to get to a town that might have work. In 1931, two white women were riding the trains along with two groups of men: one white and another black. A fight broke out between the two groups of men. The blacks won and threw the whites off the train. The whites reported this to the local sheriff, and the train was stopped in Scottsboro, Alabama. Everyone on board was arrested. Victoria Price was in serious trouble because her friend, Ruby Bates, was a minor. It's a federal crime to take a minor across state lines for the purpose of prostitution. In order to get out of trouble, Victoria and Ruby said that the black men had raped them. In 1931, rape was punishable by death. Considering the races of the accusers (white) and accused (black), the normal response would have been a lynching (hanging someone who is suspected of a crime). But the people of Scottsboro held a trial, instead. Of course, the result had been decided before the trial began. The Scottsboro Boys were convicted and sentenced to death - at the first trial.But that was only the beginning. The Scottsboro Trials - we will examine two of them - dragged on for six more years and resulted in two Supreme Court rulings.
(taken from http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html)
2) How is the scottboro trail related to the trail in the novel?
In both trail, the white girls claim that they were being raped but evidently not. However, the innoncent men were punished to death plainly because they are black.
3) In what way are these trails similar?
Both are biased. The black is going against the white and white against the black. But the Black always lose.
The Civil Rights Movement
1)When did the civil rights movement begin?
From year 1950 ~ year 1980
2) What was the civil rights movement about?
The civil rights movement was a worldwide political movement for equality before the law.
3) State some of the significant incidents that took place in the civil right movements.
--The civil rights movement in United States aimed to to abolish public and private acts of racial discrimination.
--The civil rights movement in Northern Ireland settle the tensions between the Catholic and Protestant community.
--Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
4) Which American President supported the civil right movement?
1)When did the civil rights movement begin?
From year 1950 ~ year 1980
2) What was the civil rights movement about?
The civil rights movement was a worldwide political movement for equality before the law.
3) State some of the significant incidents that took place in the civil right movements.
--The civil rights movement in United States aimed to to abolish public and private acts of racial discrimination.
--The civil rights movement in Northern Ireland settle the tensions between the Catholic and Protestant community.
--Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
4) Which American President supported the civil right movement?
John F.Kennedy
5) What was the outcome of this movement?
In the end, African-American can now have more rights and treated more like normal people.
6) In what way is the Civil Rights movement related to the novel?
6) In what way is the Civil Rights movement related to the novel?
In To Kill a Mocking Bird it shows a white who is trying to help an African Americn to prove that he's innocent.
Jim Crow's Laws
1) What/Who is Jim Crow?
Jim Crow was the name of the racial caste system.
2) What were Jim Crow Laws?
Jim Crow Laws was a set of rules targeted towards the black, making them look like they are dogs (or even worse).
3) What was the response of the slaves and the Blacks to these laws?
The blacks felt unfair and tried to break the law but failed.
4) Do we see the Jim Crow laws surface in the novel? If so then in which part of the novel?
Yes. The black and whites go to different churches although they have the same god
The Civil War
1) Identify the southern states.
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.
2) Who was the US president who proclaimed war against the South?
Abraham Lincoln ----->
3) Why was the Civil War fought?
The war was fought over the freedom of the slaves in the south.
4) When was the Civil War fought?
year 1861 ~ year 1865
5) What was the outcome of the war?
The south surrender and the slavery was abolished.
6) How does the Civil Rights movement relate to the novel?
Atticus is fighting for a black, which is similar to the North fighting for the blacks slaves in the South.
Slavery
1) When and How the Slavery begin in the southern state -
Slavery started when the colonies were first set-up in Virginia The first batch of African slaves came to America in 1619.A Dutch slave trader exchanged his cargo of Africans for food in 1619. The Africans became indentured servants.The popular conception of a racial-based slave system did not develop until the 1680's
2) Which country were the slaves brought from -
Probably most of them were from Africa
3) Who traditionally bought and owned the slaves -
The white Southerners that lived that time
1) When and How the Slavery begin in the southern state -
Slavery started when the colonies were first set-up in Virginia The first batch of African slaves came to America in 1619.A Dutch slave trader exchanged his cargo of Africans for food in 1619. The Africans became indentured servants.The popular conception of a racial-based slave system did not develop until the 1680's
2) Which country were the slaves brought from -
Probably most of them were from Africa
3) Who traditionally bought and owned the slaves -
The white Southerners that lived that time
4) Were there laws/rules that the slaves had to abide by?
Yes
What were they?
The slaves could not read and write,
The slaves did could not have a weapon,
If the slaves were caught escaping, the owner will beat and slash the slaves.
All shows that the slaves does not have any rights and freedom. They were treated even worse than dogs.
5) How does the notion of slavery relate to the novel?
Because of the incident of slavery, the white has a mindset that white > black , the whites look down at blacks and treated them as dogs. Similarly, in the novel, Reverned Sykes said that "I've never seen a court that black wins the white." Shows that the discrimination of blacks is so serious that even court which 'all men are created equal' also look down on Tom Robinson.
Does the study of slavery help you understand the novel better?
Yes, it shows why the whites always look down at the blacks.
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