To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee is an ageless classic that takes place during the 1930s. In the town of Maycomb, Alabama, there was a deadly racism towards the people who were black in the town. In a town of hatred towards these people, Atticus and Scout stood out with open minds, always willing to help their fellow man. Atticus was the man of reason in Maycomb. …showed first 75 words of 523 total…

…showed last 75 words of 523 total…the perfect role model for people of all ages. Atticus and Scout, the few people in Maycomb who had enough senses to see the injustice of discrimination. Some people may ask how a whole town could be consumed by hatred. But even today our world continues to deal with racism. If people like Atticus and Scout did not exist in our world, then mankind would be in forever war until we completely destroy each other.