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

whoosh Radley and gobbler Robinson come from very opposite backgrounds. some(prenominal) face similar stories of prejudice and unfair judgments. These men face up some of the same hardships throughout their moves. Boo and Tom are two good men who were put down because they are considered different than others in the town. Scout learns important lessons from the way the people in town process Boo and Tom. The title of the book To Kill A Mockingbird takes on different meanings as the author tells the legend 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 adage that he was different than them they thought he was bad. Boo had no take chances 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 about him. After being charge of rape, most of the people see him as an evil man. During the trial when bobtail Ewell te stifies, he points to Tom Robinson and says, I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin on my Mayella. (pg. 173) The evidence genus 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 shuddery and bad. After Scout meets Boo at the end of the book she realizes that he could not re all toldy be the person that the makes him out to be. Toms trial shows her that racism is completely wrong solely 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. to begin with 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.