The two most obvious examples of injustice in To Kill a Mockingbird concern the treatment of Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. Tom is falsely accused of rape and assault; he is jailed, tried and convicted despite evidence that he was incapable of the accusations; and he is later shot and killed--with seventeen bullet holes in his body. Tom's wife, Helen, is later stalked and harrassed by Bob Ewell, the true culprit of the aforementioned crimes.
Boo Radley has been viciously and unfairly treated by his parents and the town during his sad life. Forcibly confined to the inside of his house, Boo is nevertheless blamed for many unexplained occurrences in Maycomb. Instead of a ghoulish fiend, however, he turns out to be a kind and heroic character.
Other examples of injustice include the undeserved beliefs about Dolphus Raymond; Scout's treatment at the hands of Miss Caroline; the treatment of African-Americans as second-class citizens; and the gender inequity of females.
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