The relationship between form and content in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird can be analyzed by studying the narrative point of view, extended metaphor, tone, and irony. The novel tells a story through the eyes of a girl named Scout. The story takes place during the Great Depression. Morality and human dignity are examined.
Scout is the narrator of the story. Scout, being a child, makes the story truthful. Scout told the story as an adult from a child's point of view in the first person with the emotional response of an innocent child. Scout's innocence suspends the reader's disbelief and helps one relate to the story. Scout is innocent and harmless and yet she has t
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