There are many authors all over the world who are able to create amazing pieces of literature. Many of those authors are able to include their lives in their novels. Some even have more of an autobiographical taste to their novels. One such author in Harper Lee. Lee truthfully depicts small town, southern, Alabama life in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

This novel uses the element of characterization. Lee introduces Scout to the reader as a young tomboyish girl at about the age of six. This is shown when Atticus, her father, gives Scout a gun for Christmas. This lets the reader see that this girl has many different interests than that of a normal six-year-old girl. This is an example of how Lee uses characterization in this novel. This is an example of how Lee uses characterization in this novel. The use of this element also...