The town of Maycomb was filled with racism, which is why Tom Robinson was convicted of rape. ... Earlier in the story, it was said that Boo Radley was supposed to go to prison but the sheriff did not have the heart to lock him up alongside of the negroes. ... It was a shame that the town's racistness locked away an innocent man. ...
They are also hinted to by most of Maycomb's white population that Tom is an evil black person that rapes white women, except that the children have Atticus" influence and a few others that are not racist and know better that Tom is innocent. ... Tom is looked down upon because he is black and because that he feels sorry for Mayella (during the trial when he says that he is sorry for her), and Boo is looked down upon because he is a social recluse, someone who is looked upon as being crazy and unstable, and has been locked up inside his house for years, (since long before Jem and...
In doing so he locked "Boo" in the house and hasn't let him out in over 15 years. ... As Scout grows she becomes more conversant in the case of racism and hatred because, her father Atticus is defending a young crippled Negro man who is charged with the rape of an 18-year-old girl. ...
In doing so he locked "Boo" in the house and hasn't let him out in over 15 years. ... As Scout grows she becomes more conversant in the case of racism and hatred because, her father Atticus is defending a young crippled Negro man who is charged with the rape of an 18-year-old girl. ...
