To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

March Meeting 2016

1. Analyze and evaluate Atticus Finch as a symbolic character.
2. Discuss Miss Maudie Atkinson as a non-stereotypical Southern lady.
3. Although Dill is a relatively minor character, discuss his impact on the development of the plot.
4. The author eventually merges two narrative strands as the bases for the plot. In view of these two strands, discuss the appropriateness of Lee's title choice.
5. What other themes, besides prejudice and injustice, does the author develop in the novel?
6. The author once commented that she considered the novel to be "a simple love story." Do you agree or disagree?
7. Other reactions/observations/comments?