Loss Of Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird is like killing innocence and all things good. So many people throughout this novel where touched in some way by evil and therefore associated with it, but so many remained good, no matter how many people thought otherwise of them. Three of these people show they are a mockingbird and they are Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and Mr. Raymond. Boo Radley is a crazy man who is cooped up in his house or is he. This is why Boo makes a good example for a mocking bird. At the start of the book we are lead to start thinking that Boo is crazy and example of this is when Mr. Stephanie Crawford was telling scout and Jem “… Boo drove the scissors into his pant leg…”(lee,13), This gave us the idea that he is crazy but is he really or is …show more content…
Being black already caused a lot of issues for himself even though he tried to be as kind as possible. He is wrongfully accused of hurting and raping Mayella Ewell even though when she was hurt it was because she kept inviting him to fix things because he was very kind and just wanted to help everyone. In court he is pressed on the matter of being on their land continually and they did ask him if they payed but he said “No sur, not after she offered me a nickel.” (Lee 256) This shows that he just wanted to help, but no one saw that because of his colour. Since if that they kept pushing to know why he would want to help her for free and his reply was “… I felt sorry for her…”(Lee 264) This did not make him look any better. Being a mockingbird is not easy especially when everyone is being racist in every way shape and form. And even though Tom knew that everyone was against him he tried to be good and true no matter what, and example of this is when he says “I did not say she’s lyin… she’s mistaken in her mind.” (Lee 264) He stays true to him self and helps other not be portrayed like he wrongly is because is a good man and does not wish hate upon other people which is why he is another great example for a