![]() ![]() Carter, however, responded by saying that Lee was “hurt and humiliated” that people would think she did not approve.īefore delving into “I Kill the Mockingbird,” Acampora chose to do more of what he loves, read, hoping to uncover the real imprint Lee’s book has left on humanity. This sequel was believed to have been lost before eventually being unearthed by Lee’s attorney, Tonja Carter.Īfter the announcement of the new book, some people questioned whether Lee, who lives in an assisted living facility in Monroeville, Ala., really wanted to publish the work and suggested she may have been duped. “Watchman” reportedly picks up years later as an adult Scout returns home to live with her father. ![]() Together father and daughter traverse life in their small town and face, head-on, the larger societal problems found in it. It chronicled the life of a girl, Scout, in Depression-era, southern Alabama, and her single father, Atticus, the town’s prominent lawyer, who defends an African-American man charged with raping a white woman.Ītticus has a moral compass as precise as a modern GPS. ![]() “To Kill a Mockingbird” was loosely based on Lee’s own childhood. “And they’re right, but there’s also that underlying goodness and morality and hope in the book that kind of shows us at our best.” “People on all sides will attack the book because, from their perspective, it doesn’t offer a full picture of what it means to be American,” says Acampora. ![]()
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