A sin is an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, many sins are committed, but one sin stands out against all others. “...but remember it is a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). A mockingbird is an innocent creature that only provides beautiful song for the world; a creature that deserves no hate or punishment. Scout recognizes Boo Radley as the mockingbird in her life, and she grows up with a strong curiosity to learn more about both of them. From the very beginning Boo Radley is targeted by the town. Boo Radley and his family always do wrong in the eyes of the town. “The Radleys, welcome anywhere in town, kept to themselves, a predilection unforgivable in Maycomb”
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He is always watching, listening, and learning; he knows the town better than anyone else. When Scout and her brother, Jem, are in trouble, it is none other than Boo who rescues them. This is not the first time he interacts with the children. “Our biggest prize appeared four days later. It was a pocket watch that wouldn’t run, on a chain with an aluminum knife” (Lee 81). When he saves the children from Mr. Ewell, he ends up killing him in the process. “Well, it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it” (Lee 370). Rather than arrest Boo Radley, the Sheriff decides that no one needs to know the truth. He knows that Boo only wanted to save the kids, and he knows that Boo is not who the town believes him to be. In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee views Boo Radley as the mockingbird. He can’t live the life he wants, and he never retaliates against the town for taking his peacefulness away. His name is stolen from him, and horrible tales about him are spread all across the town. He is an outsider that is hated for being a monster, yet he still saves Scout and Jem. “That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). Harper Lee admires the mockingbird because the mockingbird keeps singing; Arthur Radley never stops
He is always watching, listening, and learning; he knows the town better than anyone else. When Scout and her brother, Jem, are in trouble, it is none other than Boo who rescues them. This is not the first time he interacts with the children. “Our biggest prize appeared four days later. It was a pocket watch that wouldn’t run, on a chain with an aluminum knife” (Lee 81). When he saves the children from Mr. Ewell, he ends up killing him in the process. “Well, it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it” (Lee 370). Rather than arrest Boo Radley, the Sheriff decides that no one needs to know the truth. He knows that Boo only wanted to save the kids, and he knows that Boo is not who the town believes him to be. In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee views Boo Radley as the mockingbird. He can’t live the life he wants, and he never retaliates against the town for taking his peacefulness away. His name is stolen from him, and horrible tales about him are spread all across the town. He is an outsider that is hated for being a monster, yet he still saves Scout and Jem. “That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). Harper Lee admires the mockingbird because the mockingbird keeps singing; Arthur Radley never stops