To Kill A Mockingbird Pros And Cons

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Everyday, in our world, there is always something blocking us from the truths and realities that lie ahead. Whether it be technology, family, friends, etc. There will always be something or someone blocking us from what goes on in the world. What Harper Lee is trying to show us, through the town of Maycomb, that so much can go on in our world and no one would notice or pay attention to what is going on. For an example, 67% of the American population gets their news from social media. This shows me that this world is only interested in their technology and what new update is coming on the newest iPhone. This is also how the people of Maycomb, Alabama see the world. They only want to know about their town and how it’s thriving and doing. Which …show more content…
During this time, the worldwide disaster, known as the Great Depression, is taking place and wiping out jobs and homes. All over the country this is happening. But, for undeveloped, closed minded Maycomb Alabama, it’s even worse. “We don't have motion pictures here, except Jesus ones in the courthouse sometimes” (Lee, 9). The lack of business in Maycomb makes the Great Depression so much worse for them and their economy. For Harper Lee, her town, similar to Maycomb, was closed minded and didn’t consider the thoughts and feelings of the community and the people, much like the town of Maycomb. Jem and Scout, the main characters, are living through all of this depression and change in their small town. Scout’s teacher, Miss Caroline Fisher, is not from Maycomb. She comes from the town of Abbottsville, where the people are more wealthy but just as closed minded. Since she isn’t from Maycomb, she doesn’t understand the customs between the more fortunate and the less. “‘He’s one of …show more content…
They are just meeting the fabulous Dill Harris. When he comes to this low living, unpopulated town he brags to Jem and Scout about him being able to afford to go to the motion pictures and is able to ride the trains. “His mother worked for a photographer in Meridian,” Lee explains, “had entered his picture in a Beautiful Child contest and won five dollars. She gave the money to Dill, who went to the picture show twenty times on it” (Lee, 8-9). Dill wasn’t like the rest of the kids in Maycomb. He came from the town where all of the good jobs and big companies were. He was more privileged and much more wealthier; like most of the people who had moved to
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