Sometimes people discriminate against one thing, but strongly oppose discrimination against another thing. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, this problem is very much expressed throughout the story. This thought-provoking story takes place in Maycomb, Alabama, during a time when a rape trial is taking place against a falsely accused African-American named Tom Robinson. There is also some sort of discrimination against a man named Boo Radley, from three young children named Jeremy "Jem" Finch, Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, and Charles "Dill" Baker Harris. Both Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are similar in their own way because of their inherent goodness. Tom Robinson and Boo Radley both express great generosity. Even though they are both perceived as calm and mysterious, they remain caring towards others. “Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of lucky coins and our lives… We never put back into the tree what we took out; we hadn’t given him anything, and that made me sad” (Lee 278). This statement Scout mak...