Photo Analysis

          "Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square." 

          In this photo, there were many observervations I made that can relate to the setting of the book To Kill A Mockingbird. One observation was that the houses in the picture have screen doors. The houses in the book also have screen doors that would be opened on Sundays. Another observation would be that in the picture there is a pole in the background that may be interpreted as a light pole. The book also mentioned a light pole at which Dill would stand at and watch the Radley house. One other observation I made was that there are no people in the photograph. The book also mentions that the town is small and low-populated. 

          I think that this photo was taken as an advertisement to sell the land. I think this because the land is cleared. There are no people or children running around. Therefore, it shows more of how the land looks. I also think this because the houses and land look well organized. All of the houses look like they are the same, having 3 bushes and 1 tree on the lawn. Therefore, the buyer can look at it's potential as an owned property. 

          This photo brings me to ask many questions. One of my questions is, where are the people? The photo doesn't show any people or where they are. Another question I have is why isn't there much volume in the trees? It makes me wonder if the place gets any precipitation. Why do all of the houses look the same? The houses all look very alike and I wonder why they made them look like that.