Part one of term paper
Using Tom Robinson’s trial as a starting point, explain what we learn about Maycomb Society after reading ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ Harper Lee’s novel ‘To kill a Mocking bird’ revolves around Maycomb a typical rural town of the American South. The story is set in the 1930s a period when racism and prejudice are commonly encountere ...

Part two of term paper
... people have to live. We learn the most about Maycomb Society through the trial. Town trials were big social events in the 1930s. The trial is described as a ‘Gala occasion’ and many people acted as if they were attending a ‘Carnival’, rather than to see a man on trial for his life. The town’s reaction to what is happening tells us a lot about people’s ideology and the general time frame. We learn more about the mutual hatred between African Americans and ‘whites’ in a legal sen ...