Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -- List of characters -- Summary and analysis -- Patrick Chura on the historical conditions of the novel -- Laurie Champion on the moral meanings of "left" and "right" in the novel -- Isaac Saney on racism in To kill a mockingbird -- Michele S. Ware on influences in Scout's childhood -- Richard Armstrong on Mockingbird lessons: novel and film -- Robert Butler on Harper Lee's religious vision in To kill a mockingbird -- Kathryn Lee Seidel on Scout's identity challenge and evolution in the novel -- Jacqueline Tavernier-Courbin on the use of humor in the trial -- Works by Harper Lee -- Annotated bibliography.