The Role of Audience Reception Following the Publication of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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2017-05
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The Ohio State University
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The life of "To Kill a Mockingbird" is not dependent on the life of its reclusive author. Since its release in July of 1960, Harper Lee remained out of the public eye. The fame of the book was not perpetuated by Lee, but rather by its readers who sought to continually adapt it and express concern for its well-being when threatened by fan texts and "Go Set a Watchman" that altered perception of Mockingbird. This history of audience reception ventures to show the impact of devoted fans over the fifty-five plus years since the 1960 release of "To Kill a Mockingbird".
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Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Audience Reception