To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 1-6

I'm interested to see how Miss Caroline's outsider character plays apart in a town that is so tightly knit and has many customs that she is obviously so aware of.  Maycomb, Alabama is a town that relies on family history and stories that have been passed down through generations (the Boo Radley phantom for example, and neighbors coming together and being present in the community). When reading, I almost felt that the Radley family and Miss Caroline could be very similar, I could be wrong, but both are very out of touch with the towns customs, Mr. Radley would rarely be seen outside his home and would not allow his son to be punished the way all the other kids would be punished (attendance at a school which they received great education) in fact he had him locked in the basement of the courthouse, "it's about compromise," like Atticus says, but I feel as if it's disrespect, ignorance, and unwillingness to comply with basic laws, like what's the big deal of having your son punished like all the rest? The same goes with Miss Caroline. She is new to town so yes, she should be given a grace period to figure out everyone's situations as some families are very different than others, but when I was reading that she wasn't willing to come to an understanding of who these people are and who they have been, I got the same sense of disrespect and ignorance that I got from the Radley family.