The social history of maycomb

Title: The social history of maycomb
Category: Literature / English | Words: 361 | Pages: 1.5 (approximately 235 words/page)

The social history of maycomb

The Social History Of Maycomb Maycomb is said to have a very ridged social structure. Some people would describe it as a social triangle. In this piece of work I will try to explain that structure using comments made by Jem. At the top of the social pyramid are the people that Jem describes as the normal folk, like themselves and the neighbours. These people would include Miss Stephanie, Mrs Dubose, The Radleys and Miss …showed first 75 words of 361 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 361 total…bottom of the ladder are the blacks. In the story we don’t here much about the blacks, except that Atticus is defending one in court. Because of this, Atticus is called a nigger lover by some members of the community. In simple terms, and in the words of Jem; “Our kind of folk don’t like the Cunninghams, the Cunninghams don’t like the Ewells and the Ewells hate and despise the coloured folk.”

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