Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, and Atticus Finch embody this quotation.
Tom Robinson was an innocent man who died for a crime he did not commit. Tom's life comes to an end when he was accused of raping a white woman. Even though in court the evidence pointed to Tom being innocent, the jury still declared him guilty. Tom was shot multiple times when he tried to escape from prison. Tom was a strong man with a wife and three children. Tom was physically handicapped, but the colour of his skin was probably more of a "disability" in his home in Maycomb than anything. People are drawn into things that are different, something or someone who does not fit in with the ideal society. Tom proves to not only his self but to Maycomb that being different and sticking up for who you are is not something to be ashamed of. No matter what someone's physical appearance, colour, gender, preferences, or anything that makes them who they are is different from someone else's virtues, it doesn't change if they are a bad person or not. Tom had a good heart, even if he was different from the rest.
Boo Radley's villain self is a person who is Scout, her brother Jem and their friend Dill's imagination. At first the children use Boo as a character of a story because they've never seen him. They don't think he is real and if he is, he is like big foot! The group of children harass Boo but still the "monster" is not angry.
Jem gave a reasonable description of Boo: Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained—if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time.
Eventually Scout figures out Boo Radley is just a kind man who likes to stay away from the crazy people of society. Instead of being the monster that she thought he was, he is a guardian angel. When Scout and Jem were attacked, Boo was the one who stopped their attacker from killing them. Boo brought them back to their father Atticus safely. He cared for the children. He treated them like his own even when he didn't even know them. He has witnessed some terrible things in his life and he doesn't leave his home because the memories are too strong. Maycomb is his home and he watches his community break down around him.
"Scout, I think I'm beginning to understand something. I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time... it's because he wants to stay inside."
The man of the hour, Atticus Finch is the widowed father of Scout and Jem. He is a wise lawyer who fights for the rights of everyone. Atticus is one of the sweetest gentle man to be created. He is able to overcome the insults and violence of many cruel people who pledge a biased opinion on him when they don't know the facts. Atticus is strong and not only for his family, but for the entire black community of Maycomb. The white people of Maycomb are against his decisions because he is empathetic for blacks and committed to racial equality.
Atticus' character is unreal and in my opinion I wish that society was more like him. The world would be different. Society would break and become something totally fresh and new. No one would have to worry about their appearance, past, religion, etc., World issues that are issues today wouldn't be issues. The world wouldn't be going insane and violence wouldn't be the answer for anyone.
-climb into his skin and walk around in it
