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Describe the town of Maycomb, Alabama.

In Chapter 1, Scout describes her hometown of Maycomb, Alabama. She says that Maycomb was a small, old town where people moved slowly. Scout says that in the summer the weather could become extremely hot to the point that men's stiff collars would wilt by nine in the morning. The ladies of Maycomb were gentle Southern Belles who would bathe at noon and fan themselves on their porches after they took their naps. People were in no hurry because there was nothing to do in Maycomb. Scout also mentions that people had little to no money to spend because of the economic crisis. No much in Maycomb had changed since the Civil War and most of the businesses were situated around the town center. Maycomb is also a rather melancholy town which is a common element of Southern Gothic literature. Since nothing goes on in the small town, most of the attention is focused on the controversial trial of Tom Robinson. 

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