The story is set in Maycomb Alabama during the Great Depression. Atticus Finch, a prominent lawyer, is a widower with two children Jem and Scout – who befriend Dill. The trio become fascinated with a spooky house called the Radley Place. Maycomb’s racist white community is horrified when Atticus agrees to defend a Black man Tom Robinson, accused of raping a white woman. Because of Atticus’s decision, Jem and Scout are bullied. Calpurnia, the Finches’ Black cook and her community embrace them. The trial and verdict follow. Atticus teaches understanding and to not let hatred sully one’s faith in human goodness.