For our project we decided to do a map of Maycomb. The map has subtle symbolism all around and also focuses on the setting. Every building on this map is vital to the story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The families in each of the houses include the Cunninghams, the Finches, Ms. Maudie, Mrs. Dubose, Stephanie Crawford, the Radleys and the Ewells. We also put in the community buildings like the First Purchase church, the “white people” church, the school and the courthouse. Without each of these buildings and houses the plot would not be the same. This map shows that most of the houses are close together and in the story most of the neighbours talked on a daily basis. Everyone talked to each other and the community had a strong relationship. The connected roads shows how connected everyone is and how easy it is to go from one place to another. Even though the Ewells are despised by everyone in Maycomb and aren’t apart of this …show more content…
While some of the characters are important like Calpurnia and the Robinsons, their houses were not mentioned as much as the others. Calpurnia did mostly stay with the Finches and she is thought to be a member of the family, she spent most of her time with them. While looking at the house of the Finches you do assume that Calpurnia is inside. Tom Robinson was barely said to be at his house during the novel. When Tom was first introduced it was because Atticus took his case and he was at the county jail. Then Tom’s trial came up and he was in the courthouse. Eventually Tom was convicted and put back in jail until his sad but inevitable death. So as much as Tom is important to the story, his house was not. Our project focuses on setting and symbolism, therefor the houses of those the readers barely spent time reading about are irrelevant. That does not mean that the characters are irrelevant, because they still had an impact on the novel outside of their