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The books //Native Son// by Richard Wright and //To Kill a Mockingbird// by Harper Lee are very similar books. First, both books are set in the early 1900s during a time of racism. In //Native Son//, Bigger is from a family that doesn't have a lot of money//,// while in //To Kill a Mockingbird,// Scout lives where the Dust Bowl hit, so her family is also struggling. Also, Tom is on trial in Lee's book for a sexual crime. Although Bigger was also on trial for killing Mary, it was claimed that he had raped her as well. In both Lee and Wright's books, the men on trial are African - American. During their trials, both are also found guilty. In the end, Tom is shot while trying to escape from prison and Bigger is sentenced to death for killing Mary. Whereas there are many similarities in the two books, there are also some differences. For example, In Lee's book, Tom Robinson was innocent of the crime put against him while Bigger did commit the crimes, which you find out first hand when reading the book. The two characters also have very different personalities. These two books show how much the time period had to do with the end results for the two men. Although Bigger did commit the crime, there was very little evidence against him. Also, Mary was dead and Bigger ran, so that had built up a lot of doubt against him already. Tom Robinson, however, was innocent. Bob Ewell claimed that Tom was a molester in spite of him. =====