Harper Lee's Writing Style

Harper Lee has used first person narrative with in depth character detail to evoke sympathetic and empathetic feelings within the reader. Scout, a six-year old girl, is the narrator of the story, but this has not limited the language that Lee has used to represent expressions. This makes it apparent to the reader that the book was written by an adult scout who is recreating her child hood. Lee has used language to represent each character, for example Burris Ewell uses foul words whenever possible which shows his poor class and lack of manners. In contrast Atticus is very formal in his speech, as his words are often clever with much irony.