Hurston uses Laura Lee's character as an example of the cultural differences in society at that time period. Her witness and telling the story from her perspective is effective in describing how she was not only uneducated but also portrays in a positive way the treatment of African-Americans in that time period, which I view and inaccurate. I honestly do not think that a judge or a courtroom would be so gracious and accommodating to a African-American, and especially a woman in the court at the time. They would use her lack of education and courtroom formality against her and cease to even give her a fair trial.
I like the way Hurtson writes, the story isn't difficult to read and the descriptions were vivid. I do however see conflict within the courtroom between the lawyers and the judge; they are obligated to listen and comply with him. Man vs Man is present here, but with Laura Lee and the court it is apparently Man vs Society and possibly she has a little bit of conflict within herself. She almost has no idea what is actually going on in the courtroom or why she is in fact there, why strangers are being so kind to her and why she gets to go home free in the end,
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