Scout fights many children at school due to her confusion of Atticus courage. Fraud also runs deep in the so-called "good" people of the town: the churchwomen form a missionary circle to support the work being completed with the "heathen savages" in Africa but condemn those who fight for the rights of the black residents in their own town.
The hatred in Maycomb is not based only on race, anyone who is different, or who remains outside the social circles, is rejected and segregated. Boo Radley is labeled as a monster and outcast because he never leaves his home. It is not enough to just leave him alone, he is an object of gossip and games. The children re-enact stories they have heard about him and dare each other to spy on him. Atticus discourages his own children from doing this, and at the end of the book, Scout and Jem understand Boo's role as a mockingbird, bringing good to the town in return for