In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, the mockingbird is a symbol of innocence being wrongly punished. Two major symbols of a mockingbird are the characters Tom Robinson and Arthur “Boo” Radley. Tom Robinson is the best embodiment of a Mockingbird because, he is an outcast due to his skin color and he was sent to jail for something that he didn’t do. Although some may think that Boo is the best example of a Mockingbird, Tom got killed despite his innocence. One reason that Tom Robinson is the best example of a mockingbird, is that he was an outcast because of his sin color. Tom was mistreated and was an outcast just because of his skin color. Atticus states, “He despises negroes, won’t have one near him” (Lee 209). This is how most people at
