Dill Harris and Tom Robinson share some similar character traits in the story. Both Dill Harris and Tom Robinson are both powerless outcasts, who are at the mercy of others. Dill is an unwanted child, who struggles to gain his parents' affection. Dill is continually shipped off to his aunt's home in Maycomb during the summer and laments his depressing home life. Similarly, Tom Robinson is a disenfranchised black man, who is viewed with contempt by society after he is falsely accused of assaulting and raping Mayella Ewell. Similar to Dill, Tom lacks the power and authority to alter his situation and is treated as an outcast following Mayella's false accusation. In addition to being powerless characters, both Dill and Tom are symbolic mockingbirds. Both characters are depicted as being harmless, sensitive, and vulnerable. Dill loses his childhood innocence after witnessing racial injustice firsthand and Tom Robinson is wrongly convicted of a crime he did not commit. Both Dill and Tom cannot protect themselves from the harsh realities of Maycomb’s racist society. Both Dill Harris and Tom Robinson are also associated with the Finch family. Dill is best friends with Jem and Scout, and Atticus is Tom Robinson's lawyer.