Both Harding LeMay and the novelist and literary critic Granville Hicks expressed doubt that children as sheltered as Scout and Jem could understand the complexities and horrors involved in the trial for Tom Robinson's life.
Tanto Harding Lemay como el novelista y crítico literario Granville Hicks expresaron sus dudas sobre que niños tan protegidos como Scout y Jem pudieran entender la complejidad y el horror que suponía el juicio de Tom Robinson.