Food and Social Justice in To Kill a Mockingbird

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 7:00 pm 

Miss Maudie’s Lane cake, Calpurnia’s crackling bread, fried chicken for breakfast on the day after the trial, dewberry tarts and charlottes at the Ladies’ Missionary Circle meeting . . . . Food itself is an important character in the To Kill a Mockingbird.  This lecture is presented by Leah Turton, a Keene State College Dietetic Intern, who will examine the role of food in the novel and how it contributes to the book's themes of equality and social justice.

The Big Read: NH Reads To Kill a Mockingbird is a project of the Center for the Book at the NH State Library. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. For more information on The Big Read, visit http://bigreadnh.org.