Miss. Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926, in Moroeville Alabama, where her father practiced as a lawyer and served as a state senator. She grew up as the youngest out of 4 children, and was the only one to pursue a literary career. She received her early education in public schools, and from 1945-1949 she attended University of Alabama, studying law. She moved to New York, without carrying out the requirements for her degree in law, and there worked as an airline reservation clerk. Shortly after, she left her clerk position to concentrate her efforts on her...
Miss. Lee's mother, and Cunningham was derived from her father's side. Louise, Jean Louise Finch was a sister to Lee, and was thrilled to have her name appear in the novel.

Harper Lee has an incredible way of bringing a book to life through her defined characters. She presents a debatable subject in a casual environment, inhabiting individuals of contrasting views. Each character plays a significant role, and contributes to the repeated enforcing of her themes. She uses life experiences, world problems, and unique phrasing to produce an astounding work of literature that will be recognized forever as brilliant.