In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, which takes place during the great depression, Harper Lee uses symbolism, which is using a object to represent an idea, such as the mockingbird. The mockingbird stands for innocence and purity. In her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley, Tom Robinson, and Mayella Ewell as human “Mockingbirds” to contribute to the overall theme of innocence and purity. First, Lee uses Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley as a Mockingbird, Boo Radley’s a adult who has the mind of a child, therefore he is scared of lots of stuff, This means that he rarely leaves the safety of his house. That fact makes the other townsfolk makeup false rumors of why he stays inside and the make ‘Boo’ Radley into a sort of monster
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Her father abuses and rapes her, she has 7 “siblings” some of them are actually her children. Mayella is a mockingbird, because of the fact that, 1, her daddy rapes and abuses her, and 2, she’s forced (by her dad) to put the man she loves to death. It was also revealed but not spoken that her dad rapes her and beats her when he drinks as well as many other times. There was also not a single scrap of evidence that Mayella Ewell was raped, there was however definite proof that Mayella Ewell ws beat, Yet there was never a rape kit done on her or any evidence to show otherwise. Tom recited Bob Ewell saying “... You goddamn whore, I’ll kill ya,” (194). This was recited by Tom when he was explaining the truth about the “rape” case. This shows that Mayella is just a frightened child rather then a 19 year old female. In her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley, Tom Robinson, Mayella Ewell and many more as human “Mockingbird” to contribute to the overall theme of innocence and purity. I recommend that you yourself go and read the book To Kill a Mockingbird and see what you think about these 3 people and if you think that they are indeed mockingbirds. At these passing remarks do you agree with the fact that these 3 people are
Her father abuses and rapes her, she has 7 “siblings” some of them are actually her children. Mayella is a mockingbird, because of the fact that, 1, her daddy rapes and abuses her, and 2, she’s forced (by her dad) to put the man she loves to death. It was also revealed but not spoken that her dad rapes her and beats her when he drinks as well as many other times. There was also not a single scrap of evidence that Mayella Ewell was raped, there was however definite proof that Mayella Ewell ws beat, Yet there was never a rape kit done on her or any evidence to show otherwise. Tom recited Bob Ewell saying “... You goddamn whore, I’ll kill ya,” (194). This was recited by Tom when he was explaining the truth about the “rape” case. This shows that Mayella is just a frightened child rather then a 19 year old female. In her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley, Tom Robinson, Mayella Ewell and many more as human “Mockingbird” to contribute to the overall theme of innocence and purity. I recommend that you yourself go and read the book To Kill a Mockingbird and see what you think about these 3 people and if you think that they are indeed mockingbirds. At these passing remarks do you agree with the fact that these 3 people are