Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
In this cell, Maycomb is being introduced to us. Maycomb is explained as a sad, gloomy town. Some would say it was going through a great depression. I think this is important because this sets the books for us. It shows us the kind of place the characters live in, and why they may act the way they do.
Radley's Place
Above, Scout is talking to Atticus about her day at school. While doing this, Scout begins to judge her teacher on certain things. Atticus makes a point in saying that you should never judge a person without knowing their past and what they’ve been through. I think this is an important part of this book because this is a big realization moment for Scout. She realizes she was wrong and that she should never judge someone without knowing the whole story. This is also a good lesson for us readers to know because this can come into play in our current lives right now.