regarded as a miniature or epitome of the world and in this essay i will be describing to what extent Harper Lee goes to present Maycomb as a microcosm of American society in the 1930s although the book was written in the 1960s, it is based in the 1930s and the fictional world of Maycomb is moulded on Monroeville, Alabama where Harper Lee herself grew up. I will conclude this essay by answering the question "Is Maycomb a microcosm of America in the 1930s?" with my own opinion.
