Snowman In To Kill A Mockingbird

There were various things going on in the crazy county of Maycomb. Tom Robinson’s case, racism, and even who planted the beautiful flowers were just some of the things the people had going on in their life. Harper Lee uses many symbols to illustrate these topics and much more throughout the book. In the novel ,To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses the snowman to represent that a black person is never accepted unless he is a white “snowman” and it represents the trial and Tom’s life. She also uses red geraniums to represent Mayella’s desire for a better life. The snowman in the novel represents that a black person is not accepted unless he is white, and the trial of Tom Robinson. In Maycomb County, Jem and Scout experienced snow. Maycomb …show more content…
The family lived behind a garbage dump, but the town of Maycomb considered the Ewell’s property to be part of the filth. In the book, Scout illustrates the filthiness by saying this, “Enclosed by this barricade was a dirty yard containing the remains of a Model-T Ford (on blocks), a discarded dentist’s chair, an ancient icebox, plus lesser items: old shoes, worn-out table radios, picture frames, and fruit jars, under which scrawny orange chickens pecked hopefully. (Lee 228)” This quote portrays the uncleanliness of the Ewell’s. Even though the yard resembled the garbage dump, Mayella took very good care of beautiful flowers. She watched over red geraniums. A great deal of Maycomb’s citizens thought Miss Maudie came and tended to the flowers. Scout admired the plants by saying this “Against the fence in a line, were six chipped-enamel slop jars holding brilliant red geraniums, cared for as tenderly as if they belonged to Miss Maudie Atkinson, had Miss Maudie designed to permit a geranium on her premises. People said they were Mayella Ewell’s. (Lee 228)” The red geraniums symbolize Mayella’s aspiration for a better life. The quote points out that she has a want for something greater, although her circumstances are hopeless.