To Kill a Mockingbird: Section I - Zain Sherriff

I found it fascinating how Harper Lee introduced the town of Maycomb.  It is a small town, though I don't think it is one that necessarily has a strong sense of community, given how the town is made up of people with diverging interests coming from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds.  One prominent example involved Atticus and Mr. Cunningham, in which Mr. Cunningham paid for Atticus's service with farm goods instead of money.  This interaction between Atticus, a lawyer, and Mr. Cunningham, a farmer, provided a clear view of the different "classes" that make up Maycomb. Even Scout and Jem, children, seemed aware of these differences and had to explain them to their teacher, an "outsider" from Northern Alabama.