Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" explores the detrimental issues plaguing the town of Maycomb. Harper Lee uses the trial of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a young white girl, Mayella, as a central theme to describe the extent of racial discrimination in Maycomb. Racial prejudice is also heavily highlighted through the characterization of Atticus. Having Scout as the narrator allows Harper Lee to highlight gender inequality through a young and unbiased perspective. The chauvinistic attitudes and prejudices of most of the town's residents leave Maycomb's social hierarchy in an unjust order, victimizing many of the town's residents due to their socially nonconforming habits, some "socially unaccepted people" including Boo Radely and the Cunninghams. Harper Lee demonstrates Maycomb's racial inequity through the trial of Tom Robinson and the characterization of Atticus. "I'd rather you shoot cans in the backyard, but I know you'll go after the birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want if you can hit them, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird. (10.119) Unjust tampering with the justice system against Tom Robinson's trial. Harper Lee explores how the color of a person's skin in 1930s Maycomb had the power to put someone at a huge disadvantage from innocent to guilty. Even Atticus, Maycomb's outstanding and well-respected lawyer, could not successfully serve Tom Robinson Justice. Atticus took a lot of criticism for wanting to help a black man have a chance at justice, which violates...... middle of paper ...... allows Scout to interact with Walter Cunningham in reason for this. Due to the low status of Maycombs' established social hierarchy, Scout questions many of the town's unfair ideas. Harper Lee highlights social inequity through the unfair portrayal of Boo Radely and the social hierarchy formed due to people's backgrounds and socially unaccepted behaviors. To Kill a Mockingbird, Maycomb's prejudices are highlighted through the trial of Tom Robinson, the narration of the Boy Scouts, and the characterizations of the people. The verdict and the attitude toward Tom Robinson's trial obviously show the racial prejudice present in Maycomb. The unfair judgment wrongly placed on Boo Radely shows that Maycomb's strict social boundaries are still carelessly accepted as true. Maycomb's gender inequality is established through the Boy Scouts' narrative. These elements allowed Harper to clearly reveal the prejudices that surrounded Maycomb..