To Kill a Mockingbird is a great book that sets examples of racism, gender, and socioeconomic discrimination, and many others, these are just the big ones that are shown constantly in the book. Scout and Jem live in Maycomb, Alabama, Maycomb is a place where not everyone gets along; however, there are some people who would like to see all races coming together and getting along, such as Atticus Finch, father to Scout and Jem Finch. Some of the main characters are Atticus Finch, Jem and Scout Finch, Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, Calpurnia, and Dill. The book 's plot mainly focuses on Tom Robinson and the case, it is that he was accused of raping a little girl, which would be Bob Ewell 's daughter He, however, was falsely accused of the rape. The trial is in the summer and Atticus knows bad things will happen then because he constantly hints at it. It will be harder for the kids to go through everything that will happen as well. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird Scout and Jem live with their father Atticus and their maid Calpurnia. Racism is shown in the book constantly as well as, gender, and socioeconomic discrimination. Racism is one of the biggest problems in Maycomb. It is constantly shown in the book. Most of the people in Maycomb are racist. People like Atticus choose to ignore it. In To Kill a Mockingbird it states, “Countless evenings Atticus would find Jem furious at something Mrs. Dubose had said when we went by. ‘Easy does it, son,’ Atticus would say. ‘She’s an old