"To kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee explores the prejudicial issues plaguing the city 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 portray the importance of racial discrimination in Maycomb. Racial prejudice is also shown extensively through the characterization of Atticus. Having Scout as the narrator allows Harper Lee to highlight gender inequality through a youthful and unbiased perspective. The chauvinistic attitudes and prejudicial opinions of most of the town's people leave Maycomb's social hierarchy in an unjust order, victimizing many of the town's people due to their socially non-conforming habits some "socially unaccepted people" including Boo Radely and the Cunningham. Harper Lee demonstrates the racial inequity of Maycomb through the trial of Tom Robinson and the characterization of Atticus. “I'd rather you shoot the tin cans in the yard, but I know you'll chase the birds. Shoot all the jays you want if you can hit them, but remember it's a shame to kill a mockingbird.” (10.119 ) The unjust defilement of the justice system unfairly plagued by the trial of Tom Robinson Harper Lee explores how the color of a person's skin in Maycomb in the 1930s had the power to immensely disadvantage someone from being innocent to guilty Even Atticus, Maycomb's outstanding lawyer .failed to successfully serve Tom Robinson Justice has faced a lot of criticism for wanting to help a black man have a chance at justice, which violates... half of the document... allows Scout to interact with Walter Cunningham due. Low status in Maycombs establishes the social hierarchy. This causes Scout to question many of the unjust ideas of the town due to people's background and socially unacceptable behaviors. In Kill a Mockingbird, Maycomb's prejudices are highlighted through Tom Robinson's trial, the narrative of the scouts, and the characterizations of the people. The verdict and attitude towards Tom Robinson's trial clearly show the racial prejudice present in Maycomb. The unjust judgment falsely passed on Boo Radely shows that Maycomb's rigid social boundaries are always casually accepted as true. Maycomb's gender inequality is established through the scouts' narrative. These elements allowed Harper to clearly reveal the prejudice surrounding Maycomb.