Project Director

Wakefield, Hannah

Department Examiner

Shaheen, Aaron

Department

Dept. of English

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

This thesis is an examination of the front porch in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. After providing background on the practical functions of the front porch in the South, I argue that this space serves as a synthesis between perception and reality in Lee’s novel. My thesis is divided into three sections that each explore different characters on the front porch: Boo Radley, Southern women, and Scout. Analyzing specific scenes with these characters on the front porch, I consider how the space exposes various tensions in the novel and highlights Lee’s larger themes.

Acknowledgments

I want to first thank Dr. Wakefield for her incredible guidance and patience with me throughout this project and Dr. Shaheen for his help in the examination. You both have had a tremendous impact on my college career and I'm thankful to have been taught by such brilliant professors. I also want to thank my roommates for the group hug when I finally finished and for making me chocolate-covered strawberries in celebration. Lastly, thank you to my family for your support and curiosity throughout all my college endeavors. To everyone acknowledged, thank you for being just as excited as me about this accomplishment!

Degree

B. A.; An honors thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Date

5-2024

Subject

Porches--Southern States; Southern States--Social life and customs--Fiction; Space perception in literature

Name

Lee, Harper. To kill a mockingbird; Finch, Scout (Fictitious character); Radley, Boo (Fictitious character)

Keyword

front porch; synthesis; To Kill a Mockingbird

Discipline

Literature in English, North America

Document Type

Theses

Extent

iii, 34 leaves

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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