To Kill a Mockingbird is a story about injustice, racism, and the coexistence of good and evil. These aspects are the result of the development of the plot. In her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses setting to help develop the plot. Lee develops Maycomb, Alabama to be an old, prejudiced town. In the exposition of the novel, Jean Louise, (who prefers to be called Scout) presents Maycomb as a town where "nothing exciting happens", although, throughout the novel, many interesting situations appear that have had a direct impact on society and their opinions. Scout introduces this town through describing it as "There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy, and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the borders of Maycomb County" (Lee 6) . Showing that the poor town of Maycomb helps develop the plot because it creates a serious atmosphere with many rules that make it difficult for society to face a change that will affect them. HarperLee applies it to be able to understand the character's emotions by creating an intense setting. Social status is an important factor in your class position. The Finches have the highest standards, since Atticus is a professional lawyer, he is automatically a highly respected man. Scout and Jem are in this class because they are his children. Black people belong to the lowest class because of their skin color, even though they have many valuable qualities. Whites and blacks live on opposite sides of the city due to class and color. There is a lot of hostility between whites and blacks, which creates a lot of tension between the two races in multiple circumstances. Atticu...... middle of paper......everyone else in class. He doesn't eat lunch because he can't afford it, on the other hand, Scout is able to eat an adequate meal every day. It's the same comparison with whites and blacks. Black people have almost no money, but because they have colored skin, they automatically belong to a lower class. This is how Bob Ewell ("white trash") has an advantage against Tom Robinson during the trial. The Great Depression causes many more problems for Maycomb society, even as they are already grappling with justice and racism. To conclude, the plot develops slowly as Harper Lee uses the setting effectively in her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee uses place and time to create an atmosphere that demonstrates racism and the victimization of innocence in his novel To Killa Mockingbird.