the problem is that tom gets accused of rapping a girl and the judge convicted him of the crime he didn't commit but because he was black no one believed him.
To kill a Mockingbird can be a problem novel because, in this novel the main characters must face the challenge of growing up and coming to terms with what the world is. As the story goes on the protagonists are faced with many events that build their character and change the way they see things. this eventually leads to them growing up. It reveals the struggle of keeping ones innocence when faced with reality and how what the world teaches us can change the way we see things.
