Using Tom Robinson’s trial as a starting point, explain what we learn about Maycomb Society after reading ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ Harper Lee’s novel ‘To kill a Mocking bird’ revolves around Maycomb a typical rural town of the American South. The story is set in the 1930s a period when racism and prejudice are commonly encountered in everyday life. The novel follows the conviction of an apparently innocent Black man sentenced almost entirely due to his race. It is through this man’s trail we see how harsh Maycomb society is on m ....