Question

In to kill a mockingbird

Page 165: The Cunningham vs. Coningham court case demonstrates Harper Lee’s use of a literary descriptive technique called “local color.” What is “local color” and why does she use it here?

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The "local color" is a technique used in the literature to reinforce the characteristics, accents, mannerism, geography, ways of dressing and typical positions of a specific region or people. Harper Lee uses the "local color" because she wants to express the common ways of the southern population in cases like Cunningham vs. Coningham, addressing all the common and widespread behavior that could be expected from this region.