There are two reasons the people in Maycomb start to look alike. In general terms, it was a small town in the south, people were farmers and mostly poor. Their clothes were often homemade or hand-me-downs. In effect, the point is that they all start to blend together.
More specifically, since many of the families never moved away, there were a lot of cases of certain families marrying into other families repeatedly. Over time, the result would be a natural blend of familial resemblance that would lead to exactly that: all the people starting to look faintly alike.
In rural areas during that time, it was not an unusual situation. As towns and cities grew, and modes of transportation become more readily available, there would be a lot more mobility. Therefore, less of the same families marrying.
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