The stylistic elements that an author chooses are instrumental in ensuring that the theme or tone that he or she wishes to convey is in fact conveyed to the reader. Harper Lee obviously realizes this, for in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird, [New York: Warner, 1982] 278 she wisely selects a distinctive style to relate the moving story of a young child discovering harsh truths regarding human nature The predominant stylistic element Miss Lee uses is her diction and choice of sentence length. At the beginning of the selection, the sentences are short...
has undergone due to the information she has gained regarding the truths of human nature. The words that spill across the pages are no longer those of a young innocent

Lee closes by verifying the message her style has been conveying all along. "Atticus was right," she says, "you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them, Just standing on the Radley front porch was enough."

Lee's incredible usage of imagery and syntax not only serve to create a distinguishing style, but also produce a wonderful and enjoyable work of literature.