The novel of To Kill a Mockingbird often uses a mockingbird as a symbol for innocence. Harper Lee uses the mockingbird as a symbol for innocence in the novel and often portrays certain characters as mockingbirds in different situations in the novel. They are mockingbirds to show a bond between two characters and one character protecting another. Scout is a mockingbird when Jem doesn’t let Scout come with him to retrieve his pants. When Scout says that she is going with Jem to retrieve his pants from the Radley property Jem responds by saying “No you ain’t, you’ll just make noise (Lee 76).” At first it may seem that Jem is just saying this because he wants to put Scout down. However, he is actually doing this because he wants to protect Scout.
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Cunningham is a mockingbird. The mob has the intention of lynching Tom Robinson before his trial. Scout sees Mr. Cunningham and she starts talking to him about about his saying he’s “a real nice boy. We brought him home for dinner one time. Maybe he told you about me, I beat him up one time but he was real nice about it. Tell him hey for me, won’t you (Lee 205)?”. Scout then goes on to say that “Entailments are bad, (Lee 205)” not realizing that the whole crowd is listening to her at the time. Her words clearly move Mr. Cunningham in some way because he calls off the mob. Scout uses her friendship with Walter Cunningham to find a way to talk to Mr. Cunningham, who is leading the mob. Scout’s innocence has an impact on Mr. Cunningham because she has no idea that this mob wants to kill Tom Robinson. Mr. Cunningham doesn’t want to kill Tom Robinson if Scout is present because he sees how innocent she his and he doesn’t want to do this horrible act in front of such an innocent girl. That is how Scout turns Mr. Cunningham into a mockingbird. The novel of To Kill a Mockingbird often uses a mockingbird as a symbol for innocence. Harper Lee uses the mockingbird as a symbol for innocence in the novel and often portrays certain characters as mockingbirds in different situations in the novel. They are mockingbirds because they form a bond between two characters such as Jem and Scout, Scout and Boo Radley, and Scout and Mr.
Cunningham is a mockingbird. The mob has the intention of lynching Tom Robinson before his trial. Scout sees Mr. Cunningham and she starts talking to him about about his saying he’s “a real nice boy. We brought him home for dinner one time. Maybe he told you about me, I beat him up one time but he was real nice about it. Tell him hey for me, won’t you (Lee 205)?”. Scout then goes on to say that “Entailments are bad, (Lee 205)” not realizing that the whole crowd is listening to her at the time. Her words clearly move Mr. Cunningham in some way because he calls off the mob. Scout uses her friendship with Walter Cunningham to find a way to talk to Mr. Cunningham, who is leading the mob. Scout’s innocence has an impact on Mr. Cunningham because she has no idea that this mob wants to kill Tom Robinson. Mr. Cunningham doesn’t want to kill Tom Robinson if Scout is present because he sees how innocent she his and he doesn’t want to do this horrible act in front of such an innocent girl. That is how Scout turns Mr. Cunningham into a mockingbird. The novel of To Kill a Mockingbird often uses a mockingbird as a symbol for innocence. Harper Lee uses the mockingbird as a symbol for innocence in the novel and often portrays certain characters as mockingbirds in different situations in the novel. They are mockingbirds because they form a bond between two characters such as Jem and Scout, Scout and Boo Radley, and Scout and Mr.