How Does The Missionary Society Symbolize In To Kill A Mockingbird

The small town of Maycomb is filled with people struggling with their appearance and what people think of them such as Aunt Alexandra and Stephanie Crawford. These two ladies are among many wo gossip about all of the towns folk and no one even themselves could escape their rumors. Along with these over conscious busy bodies lay a rare breed of people, the mockingbirds. Atticus, Miss Maudie, Boo, and Tom Robinson are just a few of these beautiful people who don’t care what is said about them at the disgustingly ironic Missionary Society meetings. Harper Lee uses a mockingbird as a symbol of diversity, kindness, and most importantly progression. The Missionary Society is a steaming pile of contradiction. They instruct on being godly and doing good in the world to serve god, but they spread hateful rumors and talk of people in a manner that could only bring more hate and conflict. Scout and Jem are given the simple instructions of:“ ‘Shoot …show more content…
From his teens he was seen as a degenerate hooligan that only caused trouble. In all actuality he was just a kid having fun but instead of getting an education he was locked up in a basement for majority of his life for not following the norm. He was described as dining “... on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch,” and with " a long jagged scar that ran across his face;...teeth...were yellow and rotten;.. eyes popped, and...drooled most of the time.”This “monster” persona was built upon nothing but rumors and lies spread by one of the most notorious of the Missionary ladies, Stephanie Crawford. Boo could be nothing further from these lies,he was kind and selfless by saving the children from the monster bluejay that is Mr. Ewell. This act is the first time that the mockingbirds have won against the massive force of the bluejays and this is the final act that morphs the Finch children into full grown