In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee introduces many diverse characters that help tell the story of racism and its domino effects: Scout, the main character, is 9 years old and struggles with understanding racism and the uglier side of the human race; Boo Radley, a mysterious man who many feared yet in the end becomes a hero himself; Atticus Finch, a Caucasian lawyer and single father of two, who volunteers to defend Tom Robinson, a black man, when Jim Crow Laws were in effect; and many neighbors throughout Maycomb County who help show the reader how racism, in its many forms, can tear families and communities apart.
