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In Harper Lee’s book “To Kill a Mockingbird” Jem , Scout , and Dill live in Maycomb , Alabama around the time of the 1930’s they all were struggling through racism and poor family’s trying to get by. Harper Lee’s first and only novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” was published during the civil right movements. In this book Jem, Scout, and Dill tend to have courage and loyalty through life and in their relationship toward one another . Jem and Scout are brother and sister, Dill is a friend of the family but they accept him as a brother. Although, Jem and Dill have the most exceptional relationship out of them all. “ To Kill A Mockingbird” the impact racism had on society shows through the setting , characters , and town of Maycomb , Alabama .

Maycomb… a small town, but with a huge amount of different perspectives. Depending on their perspective, their view on the world around them can either be favourable or atrocious. Harper Lee shows perspective through the characters in her novel: To Kill A Mockingbird, she shows different perspectives through the lives of the citizens of Maycomb County, one of whom being Atticus Finch. Atticus Finch is the down-to-earth, well-mannered father of Jeremy ”Jem” Finch and Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. He shows us a level-headed perspective on his surroundings, therefore making him the symbol for morality and reason in this story.

Scout presents this town by describing it as “There was no hurry, for there was no

In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout Finch is growing up in Maycomb Alabama. This is a place where she and her brother Jem are able to roam around within calling distance from Calpurnia. Scout is still learning about how she needs to act and keep things to herself throughout this coming of age story. Throughout the story of To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout’s ignorance protects her when she is young. But as she morally develops her realization of Maycomb becomes stronger and that ignorance starts to fade away.

The novel To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee is about a young girl named Scout and her brother, Jem, growing up in the small, southern town of Maycomb, Alabama. Scout and Jem live with their older father, Atticus, and spend their summers playing with their friend, Dill. They have many neighbors, and one is an older woman named Mrs. Dubose. As the siblings grow older, they begin to drift apart and new disagreements begin. Yet, as Jem begins change, he starts to think more maturely about feuds with his sister and opinions towards his neighbors. For example, in the tire incident, Jem realizes that Scout is in trouble and tries to help her. In addition, in the flower incident with Mrs. Dubose,

Maycomb was a slow poor town. Harper Lee made it seem like this was a town full of nothing, people move slow and just mumbled around everywhere. At this time everyone was struggling with the great depression and racism colored people were referred to as niggers because people didn't know better they thought it was weird that they weren't the same as everyone else and i think that scared them. Maycomb county had nothing to fear but itself (pg7). Kids didn't go to school back then they had to stay home and help their families survive the long summer days on the farm. Most kids went to school the first day so the sheriff wouldn't come to the front door of their homes. But that is the setting of Maycomb county. My name is Dawson Creasey and im currently reading To Kill A Mockingbird. I think it’s a wonderful adventure book and you can learn many things from

A town in itself has a personality like that of a living being. Its personality is a result of its past experiences, its occupants, and surrounding influences. These forces combine and act in a complicated way to move a city, like an organism, through growth and change. Significant forces such as the great depression influence attitudes, such as racism, toward others as individuals compete to survive. In To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Scout, the daughter of a lawyer by the name of Atticus Finch, tells the story of growing up in the small southern town of Maycomb, Alabama. Through her eyes, the reader discovers many of the struggles of the period faced by its inhabitants and resembled

Maycomb County is a small, divided town where, in this story, danger is no stranger. Everyone in Maycomb is faced with personal and difficulties, but everyone perseveres and faces the difficulties with courage. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout, a young girl grows up in Maycomb County, Alabama during the Great Depression; this town is very divided in many ways and Scout is always finding ways to slip between the dividers. Throughout the story we hear rumors, court trials, and we see children maturing. By the end, we have a deeper understanding of the people in Maycomb County and what they are capable of. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the theme that courage is perseverance can be seen when Scout walks away from a fight, Mrs. Dubose dies free from her morphine addiction, and when Atticus defends an African American man in court.

First of all, Lee’s critical tone of prejudice is demonstrated by Scout’s innocent curiosity and perception of her surrounding society. Specifically, Lee’s critical tone is illustrated by Scout’s curiosity and the numerous questions she asks her family members throughout the duration of the novel. For example, when Scout raises questions to her Aunt Alexandra concerning her prejudice towards the Cunningham family, her innocence is exhibited by her desire to understand the world, but also to question it. A specific example of Scout’s curiosity is when Aunt Alexandra informs Scout not to invite Walter over for dinner, which leads Scout to ask “Why not, Aunty? They’re good folks” (223). Aunt Alexandra responds with: “The thing is, you can scrub Walter Cunningham till he shines, you can put him in shoes and a new suit, but he’ll never be like Jem” (224). Aunt Alexandra’s response exemplifies her prejudice towards the structure of the social classes in Maycomb County. However, Scout’s innocent nature enables her to remain uncorrupted by prejudice and to question the unquestionable. Lee’s use of a child as a narrator allows her to ask the tough questions regarding Maycomb County’s way of life and question why it is prejudiced towards a certain individual or group of individuals. Moreover, Harper Lee’s choice of narration

Imagery of the town (6) - town appears nothing fancy, old & small community, heat of the south reinforced

In Maycomb County, the acceptance of the Cunningham family is directly tied to their social status, or lack of. Atticus tells Scout, “. . . Mr. Cunningham is basically a good man, he just has his blind spots along with the rest of us.” This adamant declaration of Mr. Cunningham’s character, partially due to the loyalty of his business dealings with Atticus Finch, portrays character traits of an honest and trustworthy

“I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks”(Lee 304). This concept that Scout brings up goes against what others Maycomb believe in as Maycomb County from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee has lots of prejudice. Two reasons why the setting is very significant are, Maycomb County is a small town the significance of that is that everyone knows each other and often have the same views as each other this in turn causes prejudice. Also, Maycomb community finds their history to be very important this changes how people act which shows how the setting could have major effects. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, setting is very significant.

People in Maycomb county provide southern hospitality by opening their homes and their lives up to other people. Jem, Scout, and Atticus are key examples when it comes to welcoming people into their lives. When Jem and Scout first met their friend Dill they asked many questions, quickly found him satisfactory, and let Dill play with them (Lee 8). Even though Dill never lived near them before, Jem and Scout welcomed him with open arms. The Finch’s not only took Dill into their midst, but also their extremely difficult Aunt Alexandra came to stay as well. In the book it says, “When she settled in with us and life resumed its daily pace, Aunt Alexandra seemed as if she had always lived with us” (129). Though Aunt Alexandra

To Kill a Mockingbird is told by a tomboy named Jean Louise Finch (she goes by Scout) in a Southern small town called Maycomb County. Most of the character development is created when Scout learns that supposed “freaks” or just genuinely strange people aren’t always how they seem. Maycomb County’s social structure is rigidly built on how one adheres to Southern morals -- the Finches are the intellectual upper class, whereas families such as the Robinson’s and Ewells are demoted to the bottom, courtesy of poverty, race, or even hygiene (see Burris Ewell, who comes into class one day a year, caked in dirt and crawling with bugs). Though Scout grows as a product of many events, the story mostly follows Boo Radley, the neighborhood freak, and the prosecution of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of rape. Above all, it’s a beautifully

There are many words to describe the 1930s, but equality was not one of them. From the persecution of black people to the stock market crash of 1929 that signaled the Great Depression, inequality permeated everything. The 30s might have possibly been the worst years in US history. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, she uncovers all the hardships that existed during the time period. The story takes place in Maycomb, a small town in Alabama, and is narrated by the main character, a little girl named Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. Scout lives with her older brother Jem and her widower father, Atticus Finch, who is a lawyer in Maycomb with a set of high moral standards. Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression, and the town’s air is polluted with racism, mainly displayed by Bob Ewell. Harper Lee broadcasts the social value of integrity through Atticus, the town of Maycomb, and the 1930s, in order to convey the message that today it seems like people have lost their morals and what they stand for.