Maycomb is described as 'old' and 'tired'; people move slowly because there is 'nothing to buy' and 'no money to buy it with.' What town value does this setting suggest?

Walter Cunningham's family will not take charity and pays Atticus with goods such as stovewood or produce. What does this poverty detail show about Maycomb values?

The Radley house keeps its doors and shutters closed on Sundays, unlike Maycomb homes where closed doors usually mean sickness or cold weather. What value is being enforced?

At Tom Robinson's trial, Black spectators sit in the balcony while white spectators fill the main courtroom. What does the courthouse setting reveal about Maycomb?

After Aunt Alexandra calls Walter 'trash,' Jem tells Scout that Maycomb has 'four kinds of folks.' What has the town taught Jem to do?

Maycomb allows the Ewell children to appear at school only on the first day and lets Bob Ewell hunt out of season. What local value does this show?

In court, Atticus tells the jury that courts should make all people equal. What does this belief show about him in 1930s Maycomb?

Jem expects fairness, but an all-white jury convicts Tom despite defense evidence. Tom is later killed after trying to escape. How does Maycomb change Jem's belief?

Calpurnia says she speaks one way at the Finch home and another at First Purchase church. What belief does segregated Maycomb teach her?

Scout decides Mayella Ewell must be 'the loneliest person in the world.' How has Maycomb's social order shaped Mayella's life?

Aunt Alexandra prizes old family lines and teaches Scout about 'fine folks.' What place-based belief does old Maycomb encourage in her?

At lunch, Scout criticizes Walter's table manners; Calpurnia says, 'That boy's yo' comp'ny.' What does this exchange reveal about social order?

Aunt Alexandra says Scout cannot play with Walter because 'he--is--trash.' What does this exchange reveal about Maycomb's social order?

At First Purchase, Lula says Calpurnia has no business bringing white children to the Black church. What social order does the exchange expose?

In court, Mr. Gilmer repeatedly calls Tom Robinson 'boy' while questioning him. What does that exchange reveal about Maycomb's social order?

After the trial, Reverend Sykes tells Scout, 'Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passin'.' What social order is revealed?

Atticus agrees to defend Tom Robinson. How does Maycomb treat him for defying its racial expectations?

Dolphus Raymond lives with a Black woman and their children, and his paper sack holds only Coca-Cola. Why does he let Maycomb think he drinks?

Scout's overalls and fighting clash with Aunt Alexandra's model of a young lady. How is Scout's defiance treated in Maycomb?

Miss Maudie enjoys her flowers, though strict Baptists tell her such pleasure is sinful. How is her independence treated by Maycomb?