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Background
Oxoby said "Interviews with Michael and Joy Brown and Alice Lee Finch become instrumental in the completion of To Kill a Mockingbird.” Oxoby explained that “they gave Lee, who had effectively become part of their family, enough money to take a year off from her job and devote herself to her writing." Murray added that Lee “showed the stories she had written about her childhood experiences to a literary agent who suggested that she consider going a step further by weaving the stories into a novel.”

Themes
Murray said there are "themes of racism, sexism, and coming of age typology." She noted "secondary themes, such as the focus on gothic elements, the emphasis on vision, or the very coherent analysis or gift economy." On the other hand, Europe Intelligence praised the book as "exploring morals and the universal themes of prejudice, innocence and growing up." Europe Intelligence wrote, "It is a sin to kill a Mockingbird, is a paramount teaching Atticus tries to instill in his inquisitive, and ever growing children."