Analysis of literary novel books reviews, About 1930s, Finch is a curious 6 years old girl scout living with her family in Maycomb, Alabama. The racial and social discrimination, economic depression, and further tension of the era all come out through the narration. The main theme of the novel is the trial of Tom Robinson, a Black man who was wrongly accused. In the course of the story, Lee touches on the themes of racial prejudice and discrimination, group psychology and social rumors, child development and innocence, courage, honesty, justice, and moral growth.