Boo Radley's Hierarchy In To Kill A Mockingbird

Have you ever thought about how the lives of characters in a book really impact the rest of society as we know them? In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, she explores this idea of a town fully focused around a hierarchy. This hierarchy consists of social class, racism, and education, all putting you in different spots on the pyramid. All people are sadly affected by this, whether they know it, or want to admit it. Throughout the book, you will see how the characters interact with each other according to this social class and how it affects their lives daily without them even knowing. You may experience these in real life, this is something Harper Lee was very consistent with. She took real life into account when writing about Maycomb. Maycomb is a small southern town, where education,

Bob Ewell is one character that’s name will come up time and time again, including in the trial for Tom Robinson. Maycomb is a very racist town, and they let this go into court decisions, making it very unfair for the African American people of Maycomb. Scout’s aunt came to live with her and her family, and her aunt was racist just like the rest of them, telling Scout how she felt without a care in the world. “'If Uncle Atticus lets you run around with stray dogs, that’s his own business, like Grandma says, so it ain’t your fault. I guess it ain’t your fault if Uncle Atticus is a nigger-lover, but I’m here to tell you it certainly does mortify the rest of the family—'” (Lee 83). This shows that just because Atticus is raising Jem and Scout to be nice and equal to everyone, doesn't mean that they don't feel the same way as the rest of the town. A lot of people in Maycomb were calm and went about their own business, but deep down they really thought that they were the superior