Lee drew inspiration from her own childhood: like Scout, Lee’s father was also a lawyer. Nelle Harper Lee was born on Apin Monroeville, Alabama. Her father Atticus Fincher, a lawyer, takes a case to defend a black man accused of raping a white woman. Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird centers on a young girl named Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. To Kill a Mockingbird: Discrimination Against Race, Gender, and Class Scout and Jem sit with their father, Atticus.
