To Kill a Mockingbird

by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird: Dialect 1 key example

Dialect
Explanation and Analysis—Southern Dialects:

Both Southern American English and AAE (African American English) are dialects used throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, lending the novel a kind of regional authenticity. The prevalence of dialect in this novel means that many of the themes explored center on language—as an indicator of race, class, or ethnicity; as a tool; as a weapon.