Both Maycomb and Finch's Landing are located in the US state of Alabama. Alabama is located in the Southeastern United States. Simon Finch, Scout's ancestor, moved to Mobile, Alabama from Jamaica. From Mobile, he relocated to St. Stephens. He eventually settled on a homestead forty miles north of St. Stephens. The homestead was along the Alabama River. This homestead became known as Finch's Landing. Finch's Landing was still in the Finch family after many generations. Aunt Alexandra and her husband lived at Finch's landing, while Atticus and his brother moved away. Atticus moved to "Maycomb, some twenty miles east of Finch’s Landing, [which] was the county seat of Maycomb County" (Chapter 1).
Scout and Jem live in Maycomb, which makes it an important setting in the novel. Descriptions of life in an Alabaman small town are important to the story. Gossip spreads quickly, so everyone knows everyone else's business. Southern culture and traditions are valued and promoted.
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