To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee (Setting) The setting is important in the story because the whole story grows out of the particular back ground. ... Also the people in Maycomb did not know much about what was going on in other places outside the county. ... Students at school did not even know what "current event" was about. ... Atticus, a lawyer as well as Scout's father, says about the justice system, " when it is a white man against a black man, the white man always wins " this quote explains how unfair the court was to Tom Robinson, who was accused of raping a white woman ...

• Word Count: 486
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School