To Kill a Mockingbird

As you read To Kill a Mockingbird, think about how this novel reflects upon the decade we have just studied. We spoke today about the nostalgic voice that opens the text and how this voice is a mixture of child-like innocence and a more adult sensibility. Check out this remarkable clip of the film's introductory credits: click here.

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Richard Wright (1908-1960), Native Son (1940)

Wright in Paris, 1949

Click on over to the University of Illinois' Modern American Poetry website to see this link for information on Wright's life and career, a chronology of his work, a link to a PBS photo archive of his life, and other resources. Also check out the Mississippi Writers Page here for more information about Wright's life and work. If you are interested in knowing more, you might want to read Hazel Rowley's biography entitled Richard Wright: The Life and Times (2001; a review in the NY Times is available here).

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