To Kill a Mockingbird | The Class System in Maycomb County

Class is a major element in To Kill a Mockingbird. In the following essay, J. Kersh explores this important theme, and gives specific examples of characters and their class.

To Kill a Mockingbird’s Maycomb County could be considered a microcosm (a small representation) of American class as a whole. A true “upper crust” isn’t present, probably due to Harper Lee’s desire to make the novel a more realistic depiction of a small southern town during the Great Depression of the 1930s – even the most well-off citizens are doing well to get by. The wealthiest citizens of Maycomb County are what people in most communities today might consider “comfortable.” By drawing clear...

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