Alexandra Finch, more commonly known as Aunt Alexandra, arrived in Maycomb wanting everyone to behave as she saw fit, and found a group of women who thought than the same, in the missionary society. The missionary society was full of racists, who wanted everyone to have all the traits of what they thought it meant to be a boy or a girl, they all came from the right families, with the right amount of money, and they all belonged to the right race. for Alexandra, white. Women didn't care what they said or who they said it. They referred to Helen Robinson, Tom's wife as "Darky's wife". Mrs Merriweather also complained about paying her maid, saying she acted "sullenly" and that she should be grateful for all the money she receives. The missionary society shows what is wrong with the South while Scout and others show that there is hope for the South. Scout along with Jem and Dill did not understand why Tom was convicted and why the people protested for Atticus to drop the case . When the case finally arrives, it shakes up the entire community, because it means that they are finally forced to face their racism issues, and this time, it has a legal outcome. After every testimony, from Heck Tate to Mayella Ewell, it is obvious that Tom did nothing