In the story, one concept that parallels the theme was the good and evil that coexists amongst humans. During Tom Robinson’s trial, Jem and Scout both see the court case and witness Tom’s wrongful conviction of rape. Tom Robinson was a good-hearted and innocent man, but the evil prejudice and hatred inside of Bob Ewell makes Tom become wrongfully convicted. This leads to Tom’s panicking and he later attempts to escape from authorities and he gets shot and killed. In a similar way, Boo Radley, despite what the local rumors say, is a good person that did not want to cause harm. However, due to the course of events, Boo Radley must commit a violent act and kill Bob Ewell in order to save Scout and Jem. For both Tom Robinson and Boo Radley, they
