Harper Lee’s, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” she demonstrates throughout the book that the characters all fall into some sort of social strata. The social strata being divided by race and wealth. Those within Maycomb fall into three categories. People who are ranked at the top, are who are white and have wealth. Those that are ranked near the bottom, are usually black and don't have much wealth. And those who are ambiguous, are those who don’t really fall into a category, but are ones that many people have opinions about. At the top of the social strata, it includes Heck Tate, Atticus, and the white residents. Heck Tate is on the top of Maycomb’s social strata because he is the sheriff. He is widely respected throughout town because he protects