Inherit the WInd Act 1, Scene 1

The setting was just like the witch craft story I read a couple years ago it was a very religious city it was a small town everyone knew everyone they all know the new people that come in into town. I haven't been to town that reminds me of the town yet but the town seems judge mental in many ways. it is a city that everyone knows everyone it reminds me of a book i read in ms solomon class about witches but its about a different problem its about a small town that is very strict about there rules everyone knows everything that goes on.