It is explained to readers that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird, for they only provide us with melodies, and cause no harm, unlike other pests, so the mockingbird is a creature that represents innocence, which is key to the message of this book. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee incorporates symbolism of the mockingbird concept to reveal innocence in two similar and alienated citizens of Maycomb.
From the start, the character Boo Radley becomes an obsession to the Finch children. To the children of Maycomb, Mr. Radley is like a zoo animal . The imagination of kids run wild, believing tall tales, like how Boo stabbed his own father with scissors or has blood stained hands and eats cats. At least at the beginning, Scout lived through this …show more content…
Unfortunately for Tom, Maycomb is a very racist town, so no one is really a fan of Tom or any African Americans. Due to the jury’s racial views, Mr. Robinson is convicted of rape, even though he was falsely accused. Lee creates a conversation that begins with Jem saying, “It ain’t right, Atticus.”
Atticus replies with,“No son, it’s not right.”(285) This piece of small talk is significant, because it shows that Tom, infact, is indeed an innocent man, yet , like every other coloured person, is still being punished based on his skin tone, or killed as a mockingbird. But after Tom is confined, he is shot to death while attempting to escape. The author has Atticus explain saying,”He was running...-They said he just broke out into a blind, raving charge at the fence. Right in front of them-”(315) Literally, Tom is killed, for no other reason but his race, making him the ultimate mockingbird. In connection to the mockingbird more directly, Mr. Robinson’s death should be looked at as a sin; for being accused for rape, he was guiltless. In conclusion, Tom’s situation, although upsetting, was needed to really portray the mockingbird
From the start, the character Boo Radley becomes an obsession to the Finch children. To the children of Maycomb, Mr. Radley is like a zoo animal . The imagination of kids run wild, believing tall tales, like how Boo stabbed his own father with scissors or has blood stained hands and eats cats. At least at the beginning, Scout lived through this …show more content…
Unfortunately for Tom, Maycomb is a very racist town, so no one is really a fan of Tom or any African Americans. Due to the jury’s racial views, Mr. Robinson is convicted of rape, even though he was falsely accused. Lee creates a conversation that begins with Jem saying, “It ain’t right, Atticus.”
Atticus replies with,“No son, it’s not right.”(285) This piece of small talk is significant, because it shows that Tom, infact, is indeed an innocent man, yet , like every other coloured person, is still being punished based on his skin tone, or killed as a mockingbird. But after Tom is confined, he is shot to death while attempting to escape. The author has Atticus explain saying,”He was running...-They said he just broke out into a blind, raving charge at the fence. Right in front of them-”(315) Literally, Tom is killed, for no other reason but his race, making him the ultimate mockingbird. In connection to the mockingbird more directly, Mr. Robinson’s death should be looked at as a sin; for being accused for rape, he was guiltless. In conclusion, Tom’s situation, although upsetting, was needed to really portray the mockingbird