Premise: To Kill a Mockingbird . The plot and characters are loosely based on Lee 's observations of her family , her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville , Alabama , in 1936 , when she was 10 years old . Scholars have noted that Lee also addresses issues of class , courage , compassion , and gender roles in the American Deep South .
Hypothesis: To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in the American North.
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