Harper Lee is an American novelist born in Monroeville, Alabama in 1926. She was born to her mother, Frances, who was a housewife and her father, Amasa, who was a former newspaper editor and owner who also practiced law and served in the Alabama State Legislature from 1926 to 1938. Harper Lee was the youngest of four children. She was a tomboy and an advanced reader as a child. His best friend was his classmate and neighbor, Truman Capote. She attended Monroe County High School and it was there that she discovered her love for literature. In 1944, after graduating from high school, Lee attended Huntingdon College in Montgomery. This college was an exclusively female school. In this school, she focused on her studies and writing, unlike other girls who focused on fashion. Lee was also a member of the literary honor society. In July 1960, Lee's most famous book, To Kill a Mockingbird, was published. To Kill a Mockingbird was an immediate bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961. Following the publication of his highly acclaimed novel, Lee announced a second novel, but it was never published. She also spent much of her later years helping her childhood friend, Truman Capote, write his novel In Cold Blood. As of today, Lee lives in solitude and remains separated from the outside world. Influence of the Mockingbird Was Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird influenced by his life and the events that occurred there or was it created with his imagination? Lee is an American novelist best known for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was an immediate success upon its release. This novel that made her famous, as I...... middle of paper ......life...the influence you exert is through your own life, and what you are become yourself. »Works CitedBloom, Harold, ed. “Context for To Kill a Mockingbird.” Bloom's literature. Facts about File, Inc.Web. March 26, 2014. “Harper Lee Biography.” Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, and Web. March 26, 2014. Lee, Harper. To kill a mockingbird. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1960. Print.Moss, Joyce. Literature and its times. Flight. 3. Np: GALE, sd 390-396. Print.Normey, Robert. “To kill a mockingbird.” LawNow Oct-Nov 2005: 44+. General OneFile. Web.March 26, 2014.Saney, Isaac. “Racism in To Kill a Mockingbird.” Bloom's literature. Facts about File, Inc. Web.March 26. 2014 .