How does Lee use details in the passage to present Miss Maudie’s view of Maycomb?
‘We’re the safest folks in the world,’ claims Miss Maudie, going on to explain that ‘We’re so rarely called on to be Christians, but when we are, we’ve got men like Atticus to go for us.’. This presents Miss Maudie’s view of the county as one of great fondness; she believes that the good people at the core of Maycomb are good enough to do their part for the whole county. By bringing the religion of Christianity into it, Miss Maudie links her original statement to God, showing that she believes that the people of the county are ‘safe’ in the eyes of God, because of men like Judge Taylor and Atticus being prepared to stand up for the oppressed and do the right thing, even when they may be frowned upon or hated.
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