In the book Immigrant Odyssey: A French-Canadian Habitant in New England by Félix Albert, Albert and his family, who do not speak English and are illi...

I agree, it is incredibly unfair for the defendent in both cases. It's all very similar and I think that Lee took inspiration from the historical case...

The case of Tom Robinson was definitely inspired by the real life case of the Scottsboro Boys. Both cases have the same charge, where they were accuse...

I agree. The Great Depression certainly made people, such as the Ewells an the Cunninghams focus more on survival rather than amenities, such as an ed...

Atticus' children and Dill are exceptions compared to the average child raised during the Great Depression. One of their abilities is their literacy, ...

How harshly did the townsfolk react to this?

I believe that Miss Maudie's house burning down was an influential adversity of the first part. On a winter morning as it was snowing, Miss Maudie's h...