Jean Louise "Scout '' Finch, now 26, returns from New York to the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, on her annual two - week visit. She is met by her childhood sweetheart and suitor, Henry "Hank '' Clinton, who works for her father, Atticus, a lawyer and former state legislator. Jack, her father 's brother, a retired doctor, is her mentor. Their sister, Aunt Alexandra, runs the house since Calpurnia 's retirement. The Supreme Court 's Brown v. Board of Education decision and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) are introduced as sources of controversy in the community.
how old is scout in go set a watchman
26