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