Her brother Jem, along with scout Finch, 6 live in Alabama sleepy Maycomb, spending their time using their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. After Atticus, their father and also a lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against manufactured rape fees, the tangent and also trial events expose the kiddies to evils of stereotyping and racism.