Especially in Maycomb during the Great Depression. Evidence in chapter 6 on page 55 says, ‘“Mr. Radley shot at a Negro in his collard patch.”’ The people of Maycomb automatically assumed it was a black person who did something or commited a crime without even thinking twice. In conclusion, Lee is saying that people need to think twice or consider that white people can be criminals too. Finally, Lee reveals her ideas of social justice through the treatment of uneducated people. Some people in Maycomb didn’t have most common sense. Evidence in chapter 2 page 19 says, “We don’t write in the first grade, we print. You won’t learn to write until you’re in the third grade.” Miss Caroline isn’t trying to teach Scout at an upper level, she is telling Scout to forget her education from her father and do it her way. In conclusion, Lee says that education is limited to main classes and no extracurriculars or advanced classes. In conclusion, Lee’s ideas about social justice reveals her opinionated takes on the treatment of poor, blacks, and uneducated people. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is a main character that Harper Lee channels to express those takes. Lee expresses herself like musicians and poets do. Atticus’ reactions to some of the conflicts in the novel show Harper Lee’s view on social