In chapter 1 of to kill a mockingbird What do you learn in this chapter about Maycomb, Atticus Finch and his family?

1. In chapter 1 i learnt maycomb is a small southern town in Alabama.

2. The town is segregated by both colour and, to an extent, socio-economic class.

3. Atticus is a Lawyer who is bringing his two children up and Atticus was related by blood or marriage to nearly every family in the town.

Maycomb is a small southern town secluded off the modernizing world. The infrastructure, people, and culture are all described as slow moving and drab to signify that they are stuck in believing past stereotypes. Just like the town, the people are stuck in the past still practicing segregation and racism. Although the characters try to stray from the racist confines of Maycomb they remain judgemental in order to be included