"Mockingbirds don't do one thing except make music for us to enjoy.” This is an example of the motif mockingbirds. A motif is anything that can be used as an idea or theme in a story. It is 1930s Alabama, which was considered The Jim Crow Era. The book To Kill a Mockingbird follows the story of the Finch family and their journey living in a world with hardcore racism. The Finch family includes Atticus, Scout, and Jem and their new friend Dill. Not only do the adults in this story play a big role, but also the children. The motif of Childhood innocence comes to play in To Kill a Mockingbird. This motif has three big impacts on the reader, by showing them the magic and mystery of childhood, with age comes compassion, and maturing helps people
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An example of a motif is when the children have competitions to see who can touch The Radley House. Boo Radley is a mystery to all the children. Stories say that he was an insane man that was kept locked up in his house after he stabbed his father in the leg with scissors.‘Jem stamped his foot. ‘ don't you know you're not supposed to even touch the trees over there? You’ll get killed if you do!’ ‘ You touched the house once.’“ (Lee 45). This quote is an important example of childhood innocence in the novel. It is revealing to the reader how dangerous and scary the kids assume that the house is. Because they are still children they still have that element of still being naive and gullible, they have the right to still think these things about the house and have fun with it. This is why this quote is showing theme of the magic and mystery of …show more content…
...(167) "That Calpurnia led a modest double life never dawned on me. The idea that she and a separate existence outside our household was a novel one to say nothing of her having command of two languages." For Scout, this is a moment of realization and growing up. She had never thought that calpurnia may have a life beyond her own, that she doesn’t just serve them food for a living, but that she may have a family to support and care for as well. This impacts the readers by showing the how much Scout has grown up throughout the novel. Childhood innocence has a big role in To Kill a Mockingbird. By showing readers the magic and mystery of childhood, with age comes compassion, and maturing helps people comprehend others with more detail. Readers can not only relate these themes to the book but also in real
An example of a motif is when the children have competitions to see who can touch The Radley House. Boo Radley is a mystery to all the children. Stories say that he was an insane man that was kept locked up in his house after he stabbed his father in the leg with scissors.‘Jem stamped his foot. ‘ don't you know you're not supposed to even touch the trees over there? You’ll get killed if you do!’ ‘ You touched the house once.’“ (Lee 45). This quote is an important example of childhood innocence in the novel. It is revealing to the reader how dangerous and scary the kids assume that the house is. Because they are still children they still have that element of still being naive and gullible, they have the right to still think these things about the house and have fun with it. This is why this quote is showing theme of the magic and mystery of …show more content…
...(167) "That Calpurnia led a modest double life never dawned on me. The idea that she and a separate existence outside our household was a novel one to say nothing of her having command of two languages." For Scout, this is a moment of realization and growing up. She had never thought that calpurnia may have a life beyond her own, that she doesn’t just serve them food for a living, but that she may have a family to support and care for as well. This impacts the readers by showing the how much Scout has grown up throughout the novel. Childhood innocence has a big role in To Kill a Mockingbird. By showing readers the magic and mystery of childhood, with age comes compassion, and maturing helps people comprehend others with more detail. Readers can not only relate these themes to the book but also in real