Effects of Intolerance in Society

it’s because he wants to stay inside” (227). The children learned from Atticus’ decision making and his strength to defy all odds to stick by what you believe in. Bob Ewell, in particular, told Atticus “I seen that black nigger yonder” (173). “I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley stayed shut up in his house all this time. These townspeople wanted to kill Robinson but Atticus stood his ground by telling them “you can turn around and go home” (151). He was brought to court and trialed. Atticus was a man of strong morals and expressed as a pure and good-hearted citizen of Maycomb County. Tom was convicted of raping Mayella solely on the fact that he was a black man. They have come to understand how black people aren’t tolerated and they realize that sometimes nothing can be done but you should never give up hope. In the novel, the character Tom Robinson was accused of raping a young lady named Mayella Ewell. Atticus had always been one of Maycomb’s most respected men before the Tom Robinson’s trial. racial slurs were a part of a normal white man’s vocabulary. Although they assisted in tormenting Boo at first, the children ended up feeling sympathetic toward him. The black people were always accused of crimes, treated unfairly and looked upon as lower class people.