People's cruel nature and intentions can hurt or damage individuals, or they can bring resilience and determination. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee revealed that humans often have other motives in life; some are born to be evil in nature, others are naturally innocent and then there are some who are born to protect the innocent. Lee used a variety of symbols and themes related to each other and therefore had the ability to create questions in the readers' minds. Are humans calculatedly cruel or is there moral good in each of us? The wickedness of a few can create a movement, imprison innocents or reveal the sincerity of others. The plot told the story of Atticus Finch, a local lawyer called to defend Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was a black man falsely accused of raping and beating Mayella Ewell, a white woman. Atticus had two children, Scout and Jem Finch, and they had the task of living in a society where they were mocked and mocked because their father decided to defend a "nigger". In addition to this, the Finch children and their friend Dill were fascinated by the mysterious town character called Arthur "Boo" Radley. The first storyline revealed the children's antics to coax Boo out of solitary confinement. As the novel progressed, the second plot was about the children's interest in the trial of Tom Robinson. When Tom was convicted of a crime, the children witnessed firsthand the injustices within their society. The 1930s novel was set in a fictional Southern town called Maycomb County in Alabama. Maycomb could be classified as a safe city where "there was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go...noticing to see outside the boundaries...there was nothing to fear but fear itself" (...half of the article...Atticus' rational and resilient nature. It took one person to make a difference and difficult situations usually reveal the true nature of what is in a man's heart. Will it be decency and honesty or hatred and wickedness? Erisman, F. (1968) on the emerging qualities of Atticus Finch (ed.), Bloom's Notes: A Contemporary Literary Views Book (pp. 37). ), PA: Chelsea House Publishers.Jones, C. (1996). Lee, H.). To kill a thrush. New York, NY: Grand Central Publishing.Sullivan, B. (1960 on the lively characters of To Kill a Mockingbird. In H. Bloom (Ed.), Bloom's Notes: A Book of Contemporary Literary Views (pp. 29). Broomall, Pennsylvania : Chelsea House Publishers.