Published in 1960, and awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961, ""To Kill a Mockingbird"" is required reading for many middle and high school students. The coming-of-age tale of its young narrator, Jean Louise ""Scout"" Finch, of Maycomb, Alabama, is interwoven with explorations of the issues of prejudice, racism, innocence, compassion, and hypocrisy. Libraries will welcome this indispensable and completely updated edition of Bloom's ""Modern Critical Interpretations"". A compilation of important current criticism on Harper Lee's first and only novel gleaned from key publications, this accessible study guide also includes a chronology of the author's life and notes on the contributors.