In Maycomb, the rich white people are definately at the top of the list. After that is the middle class white people like the Finchs and Miss Maudie and then the poor white people like the Cunninghams and the Ewells. At the bottom would be the black people like Calpurnia and the Robinsons.
Well, depending on what family background you had determined what people thought of you. If you came from a sort of trashy, low class family then you yourself would be considered trashy. If you came from a family with money and high class people then you were expected to live up to your name. And of course there were the blacks that were spat upon by most during this time. Labels were put on everyone.
In Maycomb county in the 1930s Jim Crow laws rule. Whites are divded according to their wealth with the wealthy having the power and the poor being at the mercy of the wealthy. Black people are barely considered citizens and are forced to scrape the bottom of the barrel for their survival. It is almost as though the Emancipation Proclimation never happened.
In Maycomb during the 1930s the white rich people were at the top of the list, then came the poor white people and of course the african americans came last.
During the 1930s in Maycomb county the rich white people who come from rich family backrounds are at the top of the social chain. Then the average white people are next. Poor white people come after them and are just above black people. Blacks were at the bottom no matter how much money they had or what their famiky backround was.
In 1930's Alabama, rich white men were at the top, as in any society. It would then be white people in the middle class. Then it would be the white people who are in poverty, such as the Ewells in Maycomb County. The colored people were on the bottom of the social ladder, such as Tom Robinson and his family.
In the 1930's the white folks that had th most money were thought of the most. Then came the middle class like the Finches. After that came the poor people such as h=the Ewells who were always thought more of then the black folks no matter what.
Maycomb was filled with families that have been established over many years, in a positive or negative way. At the top of the social class sat wealthy whites. Middle class white men were next, followed by poor. At the very bottom were blacks.
Maycomb Alabama in the 1930's saw the wealthy white families at the top of the social hierarcy followed by the middle class and then lower class whites. Blacks of course were found at the bottom because of racism and Jim Crow laws at the time.
In Maycomb county during the 1930s, the social structure of society was very distinct. At the top of the social hierarchy was the wealthy, white city folk. Under them, were the middle class, white farmers which were devistated by the Great Depression that was going on at this time. Money and work were both scarce. Finally, at the very bottom were the poor african americans. Racism and stereotypes still played a big role in how people thought and treated others, especially in this southern area of the United States.
Maycomb in the 1930's the was a plethora of racism. The whites were always at the top. Blacks were limited to the rights they had if they even had any. Slavery was not an issue but blacks still got the hardest jobs. Even poor whites had more rights than the wealthiest blacks.
In Maycomb, you can see social hierchy very clearly organized. The wealthy white citizens were at the top of the list, then came middle-class working families then lower-class whites, and lastly, the african-americans. Scout and her family would be considered middle-class, while the lower class whites would be the Ewells and Cunninghams. The book also mentions mixed citizens such as Dolphus Raymond's children. The narrator discusses that this population doesn't belong to any category, nor are they accepted by any race. What class would they be considered? I am going to guess that they are lower than the black citizens.
In Maycomb, in the 1930's, it depended on what your family's name was and what color your skin was that determine where you stood in the community. Aunty Alexandra thinks that the Finchs' are high up on the list because of how old there name is and whats behind there name. She thinks that people like the Ewells and the Cunninghams were trash because of there name. They look at last names as story tellers in a way. When ever the people of Maycomb hear a name they immediately think about the storys told about the people.
It says that people who did the most with what they had were fine people, some of these people were not from a rich background. They were considered a higher class, but the rich would be at the top. In the middle class there are is the Finch family and Miss Maudie. The lower part of the town would have the Cunninghams, Calpurnia, and the Robinsons.
The social hierarcy of 1930s Maycomb, Alabama was very segregated. The whites were the superior group. The rich whites were on top followed by middle class to the poor. Blacks were brought down by the Jim Crow laws which put them on the bottom of the social ladder.
The social hierarcy of Maycomb, Alabama back in the 30's was more or less average for that time frame when it came down to matters of race, and in some cases religion. Back in that time African Americans usually (depending on individual background) were not thought very highly of to say the least. This was well before the civil rights movement which means that instances like the Tom Robinson trial in which the black man who was more or less clearly innocent was convicted of a crime that they did not commit just because they were taking the stand as the opposition to the white people, these instances were fairly common throughout many towns in the U.S. but primarily in the south where the a high percentage of the people had not yet accepted/embraced the changes that were happening every where else in the country.
White people were the leaders of society in Maycomb. Many chose to live like this even if they didn't agree with it. They thought of it as a way of life.
In Maycomb during the 1930's, rich white people were considered superior, along with middle class whites, then the blacks. Black people were "inferior" in the eyes of the whites in this town.
As everyone has already stated, in the ladder of social order, white men were at the very top and blacks were very close to the bottom. Harper Lee makes us want to hate Bob Ewell but yet he seems to get some kind of special treatment. This is an example of the social order in Maycomb during the 1930's.
Maycomb in the 1930's was based on rich white people being at the top of the list for social hierarcy, middle class whites, poor whites after that, and then the blacks at the bottom.
Maycomb in the 1930's was based on the whites.Wealth divid the whites, with the wealthy whites on top and the poor whites in the middle,and the bottom of the list came the black people, who where barely considered citizens.
The social order of Maycomb in the 1930s was one ruled by white males. Wealthy white famiies, followed by middle class white families,like the Finches, then lower class white families, such as the Ewells, then african american famiies, like Calpurnia and Tom Robinson, and then even after the african american were the mixed people. Those who were part black so none of the whites wanted them and were half white so none of the blacks wanted them.
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In Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s, wealthy whites where considered at top. It then goes to poor whites. Black people were at the bottom.
In Maycomb, the rich white people are definately at the top of the list. After that is the middle class white people like the Finchs and Miss Maudie and then the poor white people like the Cunninghams and the Ewells. At the bottom would be the black people like Calpurnia and the Robinsons.
Well, depending on what family background you had determined what people thought of you. If you came from a sort of trashy, low class family then you yourself would be considered trashy. If you came from a family with money and high class people then you were expected to live up to your name. And of course there were the blacks that were spat upon by most during this time. Labels were put on everyone.
In Maycomb county in the 1930s Jim Crow laws rule. Whites are divded according to their wealth with the wealthy having the power and the poor being at the mercy of the wealthy. Black people are barely considered citizens and are forced to scrape the bottom of the barrel for their survival. It is almost as though the Emancipation Proclimation never happened.
In Maycomb during the 1930s the white rich people were at the top of the list, then came the poor white people and of course the african americans came last.
During the 1930s in Maycomb county the rich white people who come from rich family backrounds are at the top of the social chain. Then the average white people are next. Poor white people come after them and are just above black people. Blacks were at the bottom no matter how much money they had or what their famiky backround was.
In 1930's Alabama, rich white men were at the top, as in any society. It would then be white people in the middle class. Then it would be the white people who are in poverty, such as the Ewells in Maycomb County. The colored people were on the bottom of the social ladder, such as Tom Robinson and his family.
In the 1930's the white folks that had th most money were thought of the most. Then came the middle class like the Finches. After that came the poor people such as h=the Ewells who were always thought more of then the black folks no matter what.
Maycomb was filled with families that have been established over many years, in a positive or negative way. At the top of the social class sat wealthy whites. Middle class white men were next, followed by poor. At the very bottom were blacks.
Maycomb Alabama in the 1930's saw the wealthy white families at the top of the social hierarcy followed by the middle class and then lower class whites. Blacks of course were found at the bottom because of racism and Jim Crow laws at the time.
In Maycomb county during the 1930s, the social structure of society was very distinct. At the top of the social hierarchy was the wealthy, white city folk. Under them, were the middle class, white farmers which were devistated by the Great Depression that was going on at this time. Money and work were both scarce. Finally, at the very bottom were the poor african americans. Racism and stereotypes still played a big role in how people thought and treated others, especially in this southern area of the United States.
Maycomb in the 1930's the was a plethora of racism. The whites were always at the top. Blacks were limited to the rights they had if they even had any. Slavery was not an issue but blacks still got the hardest jobs. Even poor whites had more rights than the wealthiest blacks.
In Maycomb, you can see social hierchy very clearly organized. The wealthy white citizens were at the top of the list, then came middle-class working families then lower-class whites, and lastly, the african-americans. Scout and her family would be considered middle-class, while the lower class whites would be the Ewells and Cunninghams. The book also mentions mixed citizens such as Dolphus Raymond's children. The narrator discusses that this population doesn't belong to any category, nor are they accepted by any race. What class would they be considered? I am going to guess that they are lower than the black citizens.
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In Maycomb, in the 1930's, it depended on what your family's name was and what color your skin was that determine where you stood in the community. Aunty Alexandra thinks that the Finchs' are high up on the list because of how old there name is and whats behind there name. She thinks that people like the Ewells and the Cunninghams were trash because of there name. They look at last names as story tellers in a way. When ever the people of Maycomb hear a name they immediately think about the storys told about the people.
It says that people who did the most with what they had were fine people, some of these people were not from a rich background. They were considered a higher class, but the rich would be at the top. In the middle class there are is the Finch family and Miss Maudie. The lower part of the town would have the Cunninghams, Calpurnia, and the Robinsons.
The social hierarcy of 1930s Maycomb, Alabama was very segregated. The whites were the superior group. The rich whites were on top followed by middle class to the poor. Blacks were brought down by the Jim Crow laws which put them on the bottom of the social ladder.
The social hierarcy of Maycomb, Alabama back in the 30's was more or less average for that time frame when it came down to matters of race, and in some cases religion. Back in that time African Americans usually (depending on individual background) were not thought very highly of to say the least. This was well before the civil rights movement which means that instances like the Tom Robinson trial in which the black man who was more or less clearly innocent was convicted of a crime that they did not commit just because they were taking the stand as the opposition to the white people, these instances were fairly common throughout many towns in the U.S. but primarily in the south where the a high percentage of the people had not yet accepted/embraced the changes that were happening every where else in the country.
*Cunninghams would be with the black citizens.*
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Do you agree with the social hierarcy at the time?
White people were the leaders of society in Maycomb. Many chose to live like this even if they didn't agree with it. They thought of it as a way of life.
In Maycomb during the 1930's, rich white people were considered superior, along with middle class whites, then the blacks. Black people were "inferior" in the eyes of the whites in this town.
As everyone has already stated, in the ladder of social order, white men were at the very top and blacks were very close to the bottom. Harper Lee makes us want to hate Bob Ewell but yet he seems to get some kind of special treatment. This is an example of the social order in Maycomb during the 1930's.
Maycomb in the 1930's was based on rich white people being at the top of the list for social hierarcy, middle class whites, poor whites after that, and then the blacks at the bottom.
Maycomb in the 1930's was based on the whites.Wealth divid the whites, with the wealthy whites on top and the poor whites in the middle,and the bottom of the list came the black people, who where barely considered citizens.
The social order of Maycomb in the 1930s was one ruled by white males. Wealthy white famiies, followed by middle class white families,like the Finches, then lower class white families, such as the Ewells, then african american famiies, like Calpurnia and Tom Robinson, and then even after the african american were the mixed people. Those who were part black so none of the whites wanted them and were half white so none of the blacks wanted them.
White people were considered at the top, rich and wealthy. Black people on the other hand were at the bottom, poor and not important to anyone.
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