Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there are many examples of injustice and prejudice from the residents of Maycomb County. These preconceived notions were assumptions made without considering the citizens' true character and judging them based on otherwise meaningless attributes such as wealth or status. Harper Lee implemented the feeling of a small town by accentuating the personalities and overall environment in meticulous detail. Atticus, the father of the two siblings Jem and Scout, opposed what his community previously believed and stated, "The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience." The community of Maycomb was impactful because of its traditions, differences in social classes, and connections. …show more content…
An example would be when Ms. Caroline was starting as Scout's first-grade teacher and attempted to compel Scout's classmate to stay, even though he was notorious for only being present on the first day. As Scout grew up, she gradually became accustomed to her older brother's ways, but Atticus reassured her that she should do what makes her content. Aunt Alexandra tried to discipline Scout due to the "improper way" in which Atticus raised her. She believed Scout's masculine clothing preferences, in correspondence with her older brother Jem's, meant that Scout was unfit to be an established young woman. Consequently, Scout voiced how the comments made her feel by saying, "I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn't supposed to be doing things that required pants." (Lee, 108) Previously, there were remarks of discrimination, and individuals ostracized simply because they were unlike others in their community. Those who had a lower education or no education at all, were excluded from their peers. The portion who lived on