To Kill a Mockingbird: Parallels and Differences Jill McCorkle's Ferris Beach, a contemporary novel, shares many characteristics with Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel written in the 1960s. Like To Kill a Mockingbird, McCorkle's novel documents the life of a young girl in a small Southern town. The two narrators, Kate Burns and Scout Finch, endure difficult encounters. A study of these main characters reveals the parallels and differences of the two novels. Jill McCorkle duplicates the character similarities and rape from Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird to show the reader how girls think and develop. People all over the world consider America to be the supreme country in terms of freedom. As a result of this assumption, many countries attempt to model their culture after that of the United States. The idea of ​​imitating a successful organization or product also exists in the literature. Many authors write literary pieces that modify other works they have previously read. Jill McCorkle's Ferris Beach, a contemporary novel, shares many characteristics with Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel written in the 1960s. Like To Kill a Mockingbird, McCorkle's novel documents the life of a young girl in a small Southern town. The two narrators, Kate Burns and Scout Finch, endure difficult encounters. A study of these main characters reveals the parallels and differences of the two novels. Jill McCorkle duplicates the character similarities and rape from Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird to show the reader how girls think and develop. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout Finch represents a young Southern tomboy struggling to find her identity. The adults in his town of Maycomb... center of the card... establish a critical outlook towards human eccentricities. Ferris Beach carefully extends the themes of To Kill a Mockingbird and develops them in interesting ways. The incorporation of the nicknames Scout and Kitty, as well as Boo and Mr. Radley, demonstrates that Lee exerts a significant influence on McCorkle's literature. However, the author gives her protagonist different characteristics and encourages her to react to situations in a mature way. Kitty's description of Mr. Radley doesn't seem as fantastic as Scout's assessment of Boo Radley. Likewise, the two girls react differently to their rape experiences. The different weaknesses Scout and Kitty share increase their ability to handle more complex situations. Jill McCorkle extends Harper Lee's themes to explore various aspects of young women and their livelihoods.