Maycomb County courthouse
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The Maycomb County courthouse is the central setting of the trial in Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," symbolizing the town’s deep-seated racial and social tensions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courthouse
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fictional building ⓘ literary location ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Go Set a Watchman
NERFINISHED
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To Kill a Mockingbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleInText | old building with Greek Revival elements ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Atticus Finch
NERFINISHED
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Bob Ewell NERFINISHED ⓘ Calpurnia NERFINISHED ⓘ Heck Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ Jem Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ Judge Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayella Ewell NERFINISHED ⓘ Scout Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent | Tom Robinson trial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Harper Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
colored balcony
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courtroom ⓘ judge’s bench ⓘ jury box ⓘ public gallery ⓘ square outside the courthouse ⓘ witness stand ⓘ |
| hasThemeConnection |
childhood perspective on law
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justice vs. prejudice ⓘ moral courage ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Monroe County Courthouse in Monroeville, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalPlace | Maycomb County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
setting of key courtroom scenes
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space where community gathers ⓘ stage for moral conflict ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Maycomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAdaptationElement |
courthouse set in the 1962 film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird
GENERATED
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recreated courtroom in stage adaptations of To Kill a Mockingbird GENERATED ⓘ |
| sceneType | trial scene setting ⓘ |
| stateInFiction | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
institutional racism
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racial injustice ⓘ small-town Southern tradition ⓘ social inequality ⓘ the failures of the legal system ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | 1930s ⓘ |
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