"To Kill a Mockingbird" takes place in the 1930's, in a small Alabama town called Maycomb. The story is narrated by a young girl named Jean Louise Finch (known as Scout). Scout lives with her father and her brother Jeremy Finch (known as Jem). Scout is having to grow up with the same racism that effects her father's, Atticus Finch, lawsuit. The reason for the despicable attitude towards the Finchs' is that Atticus defended Tom …showed first 75 words of 442 total…

…showed last 75 words of 442 total…percieved as different. Racism is life changing and makes some people outcasts, for example Dolphus Raymond. Racism is main theme of this story and that justice can't always defeat racism. Even though Atticus lost the trial and racism in the community appeared to prevail. However, the efforts of the Finchs' seemed to have made a positive impact on racism because the townspeople felt guilty about the verdict, and when Tom was killed trying to escape.