The people of Maycomb come up with stories as to why they never see him because Boo is too shy to leave his house. ... The innocence of characters in this book is totally destroyed by the racial and moral thinking's of the Maycomb people, event though the people themselves are not evil. On example of this is when the lynch mob comes to the jail to steal Tom, intending to kill him. ...
As the trial for Tom Robinson approaches, he is to be moved to the Maycomb jail, and concerns about the possibility of a lynch mob have arisen. Atticus is guarding Tom and Jem, Scout and Dill secretly watch their father at the jail. ...