62 years of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’: 8 life lessons the classic taught us

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee

First published on July 11, 1960, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a classic of modern American literature, winning the Pulitzer Prize. Set in small-town Alabama, the novel is a coming-of-age story and chronicles the childhood of Scout and Jem Finch as their father, Atticus, falsely accuses them of raping a black man. To mark 62 years since it was first published, here are 8 life lessons the classic taught us.