QUESTION: “An exceptionally good title, which aptly summarises the point Harper Lee is trying to make.” Do you agree that the title of the book is a good one? What point do you think that Harper Lee is trying to make in to kill a mocking bird?
The title, To Kill a Mockingbird, is very puzzling. We don’t get its real meaning until we have gone deep, well enough to realise it. It is firstly addressed in a literal term and later, used symbolically. It is a very great title because it explains the lifelong lesson that Atticus teaches to his children about mercy, through the literal idea of not killing mockingbirds. This idea is applied symbolically to two characters, both being people that act like mockingbirds, doing only innocent and pleasant …show more content…
In Maycomb County, a Negro stands no chance of winning a case over a white woman, even when falsely accused. This is because racism pervades it, stamping itself both in the minds and mouth of the little school children, within the corners of the streets, all over the town, etc. That is the reason why Tom Robinson, a Negro, who is falsely accused of raping Mayella Violet Ewell is found guilty even after he has been proved totally innocent by Atticus. His crippled left hands, the exemption of medical check-ups for proper verification, ex cetera; all these evidences prove Tom innocent of the crime he is filed against. Tom is heavily pulled around, undergoing quite a long adventure in the courtroom due to the questionings, etc. This however, is way too unjust in terms of Racism. This owes to the fact that Mr. Underwoods who although is a racist and won’t have a Negro near him, heavily spurns the idea on the false accusations placed against Tom. Tom, a symbolic human of a mockingbird, is later killed when escaping from the prison due to his inabilities to withstand the stay in prison. However, this somewhat increases the anger of Mr. Underwood who writes in the newspapers,”It’s a sin to kill cripples, be they standing, sitting, or escaping…” He likens Tom's death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children. And symbolically, this act is like killing a
The title, To Kill a Mockingbird, is very puzzling. We don’t get its real meaning until we have gone deep, well enough to realise it. It is firstly addressed in a literal term and later, used symbolically. It is a very great title because it explains the lifelong lesson that Atticus teaches to his children about mercy, through the literal idea of not killing mockingbirds. This idea is applied symbolically to two characters, both being people that act like mockingbirds, doing only innocent and pleasant …show more content…
In Maycomb County, a Negro stands no chance of winning a case over a white woman, even when falsely accused. This is because racism pervades it, stamping itself both in the minds and mouth of the little school children, within the corners of the streets, all over the town, etc. That is the reason why Tom Robinson, a Negro, who is falsely accused of raping Mayella Violet Ewell is found guilty even after he has been proved totally innocent by Atticus. His crippled left hands, the exemption of medical check-ups for proper verification, ex cetera; all these evidences prove Tom innocent of the crime he is filed against. Tom is heavily pulled around, undergoing quite a long adventure in the courtroom due to the questionings, etc. This however, is way too unjust in terms of Racism. This owes to the fact that Mr. Underwoods who although is a racist and won’t have a Negro near him, heavily spurns the idea on the false accusations placed against Tom. Tom, a symbolic human of a mockingbird, is later killed when escaping from the prison due to his inabilities to withstand the stay in prison. However, this somewhat increases the anger of Mr. Underwood who writes in the newspapers,”It’s a sin to kill cripples, be they standing, sitting, or escaping…” He likens Tom's death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children. And symbolically, this act is like killing a