Problem
America's Legal System and the Novel: In the second part of the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, the moral questions of the rule of law and justice are taken up in Harper Lee's representation of the courtroom. Lee forces us to confront the reality our legal systems. How would you describe Maycomb's legal system in the novel? What are its strengths and/or weaknesses? What insights does the novel provide for you into the history of racial civil rights? Today's American legal system?