To kill a mocking bird, setting and language

The rigid class structure and social segmentation of Maycomb County had a profound effect on the events of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. Through he experiences of Scout, a young girl living in Maycomb, the responder learns of the towns strong prejudices and the negative effects of it social segmentation on characters such as Tom Robinson, a black man, and Boo Radley, a social recluse; the responder also learns about the nature of courage and tolerance two traits expressed by Scouts’ father, Atticus Finch. Lee uses the settings of the courthouse as well as the Ewell and Radley houses to further assist in the development of the overriding theme of prejudice. Linguistic styles and devices such as the metaphor of the mockingbird, or the use of direct speech within the novel are also used by Lee to communicate these lessons to the responder.

The strong prejudices and social segregation of Maycomb County have a negative effect on the events in the novel. This fact is ...