Boo Radley and Tom Robinson in To Kill A Mockingbird :: Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird

Boo Radley and Tom Robinson come from very different backgrounds. Both face similar stories of prejudice and unfair judgments. These men approach some of the same hardships throughout their lives. Boo and Tom ar both good men who were put down because they are considered different than others in the town. templet learns important lessons from the way the people in town treat Boo and Tom. The title of the book To Kill A Mockingbird takes on different meanings as the author tells the story of these two men from the south. Boo Radley was a man who was never seen out of his house. Since the people of the town saw that he was different than them they prospect he was bad. Boo had no chance to stand up for himself because he always stayed inside. Like Boo Radley, Tom Robinson is characterized by what the people of Maycomb county say to the highest degree him. afterwards being accused of rape, most of the people see him as an evil man. During the trial when Bob Ewell testifies, he p oints to Tom Robinson and says, I seen that black common raccoon yonder ruttin on my Mayella. (pg. 173) The evidence Atticus brought to court proved Tom innocent. But because this story takes place in the south where many people are racist he was accused of the crime. Tom had no chance because of the color of his skin. Both of these characters were seen for things on the outside and not for who they were. Tom and Boo taught Scout several(prenominal) lessons that she will remember forever. Boo shows her that just because you act different and live a different life that you are not always scary and bad. After Scout meets Boo at the end of the book she realizes that he could not really be the person that the makes him out to be. Toms trial shows her that racism is completely rail at but was happening all around her all of the time. She sees how Tom is not guilty but since he is black he is considered bad. She knows that this is wrong and she wont do it herself. Before the trial she did not even know what racism was.In the book, Atticus tells Scout and Jem, Id rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know youll go after birds.