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  • Essay / To Kill A Mocking Bird, by Harper Lee - 2232

    To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee"There are four kinds of people in the world. There are ordinary people like us and there are neighbors, there are "to those like the Cunninghams out in the woods, like the Ewells in the humidity and the niggers." JemChapter 23What do we learn about Maycomb Society in "To Kill A MockingBird"? "To Kill a Mockingbird" takes place in Maycomb, a town that Harper Lee told the story from Scout's point of view. However, she continually changes her approach in order to give a more adult take on the events and experiences that take place in the book. She interconnected Maycomb with her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, and Scout being herself. Harper Lee used colloquial language to add a touch of central realism and true characterization in the novel. Harper Lee also reportedly used a sharp tongue, cursed liberally, and adopted a sharp sense of humor. “Maycomb was an old town but it was a tired old town when I first knew it…” As Scout said, Maycomb was an old town. It connects the negative things that can be found in the novel directed by Maycomb. Maycomb, with their old beliefs, old customs, and old racist views toward everyone, even themselves, had developed racist subdivisions in their quiet community, as stated at the beginning of the first chapter : “It was a quiet town” with “nowhere to go, no one to go with.” '. The quote gives us a general introduction to what Haprper Lee presented as Maycomb instead of Monroeville. The book is set in the 1930s but was originally written in the 1950s. As for the main context of the book, there is some real-life relevance... middle of article ......and to factors such as racism, prejudice, the education system and strong discrimination against the black community. Society resists change, even after the abolition of slavery. Another factor that joins the list is hypocrisy, the feeling of superiority of whites over blacks. Characters like Mrs. Perkins represent hypocrisy in the missionary circle. However, broad-minded people like Atticus Finch are strongly incredulous towards these hypocritical factors. The reputation of different categories was taken very seriously in society. Black people who belonged to the bottom of the triangle were heavily neglected by most of the white community. In the end, I would like to comment that the three basic moral principles of the novel represent, not having prejudices, not killing innocence and finally achieving moral education is important..