Part one of term paper
The novel To Kill a Mockingbird succeeds in portraying the lifestyle of a relaxed southern town in the early 20th century. It shows the families, feelings, and bigotry of the time. There are three main themes in the novel, which are: justice is not blind, mob rule is not the way to solve things, and that you shouldn't fear or resent someth ...

Part two of term paper
... so that she could go to New York and become a writer. "Her law studies proved to be 'good training for a writer' because they promote logical thinking and because law cases are an excellent source for story ideas" (Matuz 239). When her father became ill, she was forced to split her time between New York and Monroeville, Alabama. "In her native town she was surrounded by the setting of her novel; an old house where a mysterious recluse might live, the courtroom, and the lawyer's office" (Matuz 239 ...