It's A Sin To Kill A Mockingbird

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What impression do you have on mockingbirds? Does it symbolize anything, or have a hidden meaning that we should know about. In my case, I never suppressed ideas about these small birds. While in a book like To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, it processes a very broad important message. In chapter 10, the mentions that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”(Pg90). As you continue to read the book, you realize why it is sinful to kill a mockingbird. They only represent things that are innocent, only do good, and never warrant any danger to the community. These mockingbird, in addition, support the general theme that you don’t hurt things that only try to brought more prosperity. In addition, there are two characters who show that they are like

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