Symbolism of The Mockingbird Innocence is commonly associated with children; this could be because of their lack of knowledge or because they haven’t been exposed to the real world. A can child also can lose their innocence by gain of knowledge or by wrongdoing. That is why Jesus was innocent because he never sinned. Innocence is basically the opposite of being guilty. Similarly In To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, the Symbol of a Mockingbird symbolizes innocence. Harper Lee, in her novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, uses the literary technique of symbolism of a mockingbird to show how the characters Tom Robinson, Scout and Boo Radley have innocence and are being compared to mockingbirds. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper
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Scout listens to Sheriff Tate’s explanation, and Atticus asks if she understands his reasoning. Scout metaphorically applies Atticus’s earlier lesson about mockingbirds by saying, “Well it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?” (Lee 317). Throughout the book, mockingbirds symbolically represent innocent and defenceless characters, who bring nothing but joy to the world. Boo Radley is a symbol of the book because he is a compassionate neighbor who watches over Jem and Scout and saves them from Bob Ewell. Scout is mature enough to understand the situation and that she thinks that Boo should be kept out of public attention, because it would be “like shootin’ a mockingbird”. Scout metaphorically compares Boo to an innocent, defenceless mockingbird. Making him a symbol of the book. Likewise, Atticus and sheriff Tate have a conversation regarding Bob Ewell’s attack. Sheriff Tate insists that Bob Ewell fell on his own knife, however he implies that Boo Radley killed Bob Ewell and explains to Atticus why he will not tell the town Boo’s heroics by saying, “Know what’d happen then? All the ladies in maycomb includin’ my wife’d be knocking on his door bringing angel food cakes. To my way of thinkin’, Mr. Finch, taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an’ …show more content…
During the trial, Scout gives us information about the Ewells home and what it is like. Scout describes, “one corner of the yard, though, bewildered Maycomb Against the fence, in line, in a line, were six chipped-enamel slop jars holding brilliant red geraniums, cared for as tenderly as if they belonged to Miss Maudie Atikinson, had Miss Maudie designed to permit a geranium on her premises. People said they were Mayella Ewell’s” (Lee 194). Mayella is very attentive and cares for her flowers which shows that she really enjoys spending time working on them. The way Scout describes the jars as “slop jars” implies that the jars are cheap and would belong to someone who doesn’t have very much money. Throughout the book it has been mentioned that the Ewell’s are poor and barely get by. The town has prejudice towards the Ewells because of their social class. Everybody looks down upon Mayella even though she has not done anything wrong, she is associated with her family and her social class. Mayella just want to live her life and bring a little beauty into the world with her flowers. But everyone looks down on her just because she is an Ewell. Which would make her one of the mockingbirds of the book. A little later in the trial, Scout starts to realize that Mayella is pretty
Scout listens to Sheriff Tate’s explanation, and Atticus asks if she understands his reasoning. Scout metaphorically applies Atticus’s earlier lesson about mockingbirds by saying, “Well it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?” (Lee 317). Throughout the book, mockingbirds symbolically represent innocent and defenceless characters, who bring nothing but joy to the world. Boo Radley is a symbol of the book because he is a compassionate neighbor who watches over Jem and Scout and saves them from Bob Ewell. Scout is mature enough to understand the situation and that she thinks that Boo should be kept out of public attention, because it would be “like shootin’ a mockingbird”. Scout metaphorically compares Boo to an innocent, defenceless mockingbird. Making him a symbol of the book. Likewise, Atticus and sheriff Tate have a conversation regarding Bob Ewell’s attack. Sheriff Tate insists that Bob Ewell fell on his own knife, however he implies that Boo Radley killed Bob Ewell and explains to Atticus why he will not tell the town Boo’s heroics by saying, “Know what’d happen then? All the ladies in maycomb includin’ my wife’d be knocking on his door bringing angel food cakes. To my way of thinkin’, Mr. Finch, taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an’ …show more content…
During the trial, Scout gives us information about the Ewells home and what it is like. Scout describes, “one corner of the yard, though, bewildered Maycomb Against the fence, in line, in a line, were six chipped-enamel slop jars holding brilliant red geraniums, cared for as tenderly as if they belonged to Miss Maudie Atikinson, had Miss Maudie designed to permit a geranium on her premises. People said they were Mayella Ewell’s” (Lee 194). Mayella is very attentive and cares for her flowers which shows that she really enjoys spending time working on them. The way Scout describes the jars as “slop jars” implies that the jars are cheap and would belong to someone who doesn’t have very much money. Throughout the book it has been mentioned that the Ewell’s are poor and barely get by. The town has prejudice towards the Ewells because of their social class. Everybody looks down upon Mayella even though she has not done anything wrong, she is associated with her family and her social class. Mayella just want to live her life and bring a little beauty into the world with her flowers. But everyone looks down on her just because she is an Ewell. Which would make her one of the mockingbirds of the book. A little later in the trial, Scout starts to realize that Mayella is pretty