Many readers see To Kill a Mockingbird as having two parts, one centering on Boo Radley and the other on the trial of Tom Robinson. How were the two stories brought together at the end of the novel?

The town has developed a myth that Boo is an insane monster that wanders around at night peering into people's windows. Throughout the book, he lives with his brother, who is highly controlling. Boo functions as a misunderstood person who is actually the opposite of what people perceive him to be. Like Tom Robinson, Boo Radley functions as a mockingbird-figure. He is mentally fragile and wants to do good for others. Tom also tries to do good. He feels pity for a white girl and, because of his kindness and naivety, he is punished for it.