“It is a sin to kill a mockingbird.” (119) Most of the foreshadowing in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, comes in the form of references. What are most often referenced, is Atticus talking to his children about how it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Though many characters fit the characteristics of a mockingbird, the person this book revolves around is Tom Robinson, and how he was accused of something he did not do. Throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird, multiple passages in the book, including the title, foreshadow the innocence of Tom Robinson, and the outcome of the case. The innocence of Boo Radley and the misunderstanding of the kids, foreshadows to Tom Robinson being innocent, but the “kids” or in this case the townspeople
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Tom, at this point of time, is a mockingbird, and the people who are killing him are determined to do so because that is how they feel their southern society should run; black people being 3/5ths of a person. Because of these traditions that have been going on for hundreds of years, Atticus is ultimately unable to convince the jury that Tom Robinson is innocent. In this quote, Atticus is explaining how you can kill blue jays because they only cause harm like actual criminals, but killing a mockingbird is like killing someone who is innocent. “Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember, it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(119). In this quote, Jem and Scout have just got their rifles, and Atticus is teaching them moral and physical rules. One of the moral rules he teaches prevents Jem from ever killing a mockingbird. This in turn relates to how Atticus informs the jury to do their job, but they do not follow through.
Foreshadowing over the course of the book like the turtle scene, and the discussion about whether it is a sin to kill a mockingbird, shows us that Tom Robinson is innocent. The jury coming to the verdict that Tom is guilty, was completely out of his race, not of what happened. Though there was foreshadowing to Tom's Innocence, there was also foreshadowing of him being charged as guilty. The title itself is telling us that the sinners or people of the jury are openly killing a “mockingbird” all because of the unjust segregation of blacks and
Tom, at this point of time, is a mockingbird, and the people who are killing him are determined to do so because that is how they feel their southern society should run; black people being 3/5ths of a person. Because of these traditions that have been going on for hundreds of years, Atticus is ultimately unable to convince the jury that Tom Robinson is innocent. In this quote, Atticus is explaining how you can kill blue jays because they only cause harm like actual criminals, but killing a mockingbird is like killing someone who is innocent. “Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember, it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(119). In this quote, Jem and Scout have just got their rifles, and Atticus is teaching them moral and physical rules. One of the moral rules he teaches prevents Jem from ever killing a mockingbird. This in turn relates to how Atticus informs the jury to do their job, but they do not follow through.
Foreshadowing over the course of the book like the turtle scene, and the discussion about whether it is a sin to kill a mockingbird, shows us that Tom Robinson is innocent. The jury coming to the verdict that Tom is guilty, was completely out of his race, not of what happened. Though there was foreshadowing to Tom's Innocence, there was also foreshadowing of him being charged as guilty. The title itself is telling us that the sinners or people of the jury are openly killing a “mockingbird” all because of the unjust segregation of blacks and