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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/harper.mp3' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Harper Lee's Second Novel Fuels Debate' data-article-id='637'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11451'>American writer Harper Lee’s first -- and until now, only -- book, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” is one of America’s best-loved novels. </span> <span data-start-time='11451' data-end-time='18889'>The 1960 publication explores racism and injustice in the American South. </span> <span data-start-time='18889' data-end-time='21905'>It was an instant best-seller.</span> <span data-start-time='21905' data-end-time='25873'>Two years later it was awarded a Pulitzer Prize.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='25873' data-end-time='32449'>Readers around the world have bought 40 million copies of the book since its release. </span> <span data-start-time='32449' data-end-time='38798'>“To Kill a Mockingbird” also inspired an Oscar-winning movie of the same name.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='38798' data-end-time='49025'>On Tuesday, Harper Lee’s second book “Go Set a Watchman,” was released for sale, 55 years after the first. </span> <span data-start-time='49025' data-end-time='56667'>Lee had announced in February that she would publish a sequel to “To Kill a Mockingbird.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='56667' data-end-time='67143'>The new novel became the most pre-ordered book on Amazon.com since the final book in J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='67143' data-end-time='73311'>Lee wrote “Watchman” in 1957, before she wrote “Mockingbird.” </span> <span data-start-time='73311' data-end-time='80771'>Her editor at the time encouraged her to rewrite “Watchman” from the point of view of a child. </span> <span data-start-time='80771' data-end-time='81973'>She agreed. </span> <span data-start-time='81973' data-end-time='85669'>That effort became “To Kill a Mockingbird.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='85669' data-end-time='91247'>But so far, Ms. Lee’s second novel has received mixed reviews. </span> <span data-start-time='91247' data-end-time='93923'>It has also led to debate. </span> <span data-start-time='93923' data-end-time='105238'>Some observers are questioning how “Go Set a Watchman” will affect Ms. Lee’s legacy, as well as the legacy of “To Kill a Mockingbird.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='105238' data-end-time='111088'>The Wall Street Journal published a preview of the book’s first chapter last Friday. </span> <span data-start-time='111088' data-end-time='115896'>The newspaper described the novel as a “distressing book.” </span> <span data-start-time='115896' data-end-time='120748'>The Los Angeles Times called it “an apprentice effort.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='120748' data-end-time='131315'>And a U.S. public radio critic said it was “kind of a mess that will forever change the way we read a masterpiece.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='131315' data-end-time='139660'>“To Kill a Mockingbird” takes place in the 1930s in a small town in the southern state of Alabama. </span> <span data-start-time='139660' data-end-time='144036'>Six-year-old Scout Finch narrates the story. </span> <span data-start-time='144036' data-end-time='152789'>Her father, lawyer Atticus Finch, defends a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman. </span> <span data-start-time='152789' data-end-time='158685'>Lee wrote the character of Atticus as a strong believer in justice. </span> <span data-start-time='158685' data-end-time='166145'>He bravely faces, and fights, deep prejudice and hate among the people in his town.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='166145' data-end-time='174286'>The story of “Go Set a Watchman,” is set about 20 years after the ending of the first book. </span> <span data-start-time='174286' data-end-time='180748'>An adult Scout returns from New York to visit her father in Alabama.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='180748' data-end-time='188481'>Some readers are protesting the character of Atticus as he is written in “Go Set a Watchman.” </span> <span data-start-time='188481' data-end-time='190771'>They say he is a racist. </span> <span data-start-time='190771' data-end-time='194240'>And, they say that that is unacceptable.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='194240' data-end-time='216485'>In a letter to The New York Times, one man wrote, “As a native of Alabama, I had held up Atticus in my own mind as a redemptive figure, a symbol of hope, a hero who was brave enough to fight for what is right despite the poisonous and dangerous pools of racism long associated with whites in the Deep South.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='216485' data-end-time='226893'>Others consider this latest version of Atticus good for today’s America. </span> </p><p><span data-start-time='226893' data-end-time='233424'>Harper Lee biographer Charles Shields spoke to the New York Times about the book. </span> <span data-start-time='233424' data-end-time='239977'>He said this Atticus could help support a national discussion about racism. </span> <span data-start-time='239977' data-end-time='249161'>He said, “It turns out that Atticus is no saint, as none of us are, but a man with prejudices.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='249161' data-end-time='256304'>So far, any negative press has not slowed sales of Harper Lee’s work. </span> <span data-start-time='256304' data-end-time='267143'>The number one and two spots on Amazon’s best-seller list are filled by “Go Set a Watchman” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='267143' data-end-time='269138'>I’m Jim Tedder.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/harper_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=3431 data-hint-location='56667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/the_new_novel_became_the_most__blank__book_on_amazoncom_since_the_final_harry_potter.m4a'>The new novel became the most <span class='blank'>pre-ordered</span> book on Amazon since the final Harry Potter.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='pre-ordered'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/purchased.m4a'><span>purchased</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/returned.m4a'><span>returned</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/searched.m4a'><span>searched</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/preordered.m4a'><span>pre-ordered</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=3432 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/what_was_the_name_of_harper_lees_first_novel.m4a'>What was the name of Harper Lee's first novel?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='To Kill a Mockingbird'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/clockwork_orange.m4a'><span>Clockwork Orange</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/great_gatsby.m4a'><span>Great Gatsby</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/to_kill_a_mockingbird.m4a'><span>To Kill a Mockingbird</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/catcher_in_the_rye.m4a'><span>Catcher in the Rye</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=3433 data-hint-location='93923' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/what_does_legacy_mean.m4a'>What does <strong> legacy </strong> mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='something that happened in the past'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/the_main_idea.m4a'><span>the main idea</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/harmful_or_bad.m4a'><span>harmful or bad</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/something_that_happened_in_the_past.m4a'><span>something that happened in the past</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/to_encourage.m4a'><span>to encourage</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question 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question-container' data-question-id=3435 data-hint-location='73311' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/what_does_encourage_mean.m4a'>What does <strong> encourage </strong> mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to tell or advise someone to do something'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/the_main_idea.m4a'><span>the main idea</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/harmful_or_bad.m4a'><span>harmful or bad</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/something_that_happened_in_the_past.m4a'><span>something that happened in the past</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/to_tell_or_advise_someone_to_do_something.m4a'><span>to tell or advise someone to do something</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=3436 data-hint-location='11451' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/what_issue_do_both_of_lees_novels_deal_with.m4a'>What issue do both of Lee's novels deal with?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='racism'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/immigration.m4a'><span>immigration</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/racism.m4a'><span>racism</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/marriage_equality.m4a'><span>marriage equality</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/slavery.m4a'><span>slavery</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=3437 data-hint-location='38798' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/what_is_the_name_of_harper_lees_second_novel.m4a'>What is the name of Harper Lee's second novel?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Go Set a Watchman'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/twilight.m4a'><span>Twilight</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/the_gold_finch.m4a'><span>The Gold Finch</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/gone_girl.m4a'><span>Gone Girl</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/go_set_a_watchman.m4a'><span>Go Set a Watchman</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=3438 data-hint-location='73311' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/lees_first_novel_is_told_from_the_point_of_view_of_a__blank_.m4a'>Lee's first novel is told from the point of view of a <span class='blank'>child</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='child'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/child.m4a'><span>child</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/victim.m4a'><span>victim</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/bystander.m4a'><span>bystander</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/lawyer.m4a'><span>lawyer</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=3439 data-hint-location='67143' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/lee_wrote_watchman__blank__she_wrote_mockingbird.m4a'>Lee wrote Watchman <span class='blank'>before</span> she wrote Mockingbird.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='before'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/before.m4a'><span>before</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/while.m4a'><span>while</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/307/after.m4a'><span>after</span></div><div class='choice' 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