The Caged Bird Symbolism In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In both the caged bird and worlds reward it uses symbolism to display slaves and how they are treated. In this writing I will show how both passages treat and develop the theme.

In the caged bird the bird wishes to get out but can not. He wants freedom but can not have it. He is being treated like a slave. In this passage it uses imagery. It uses two birds to display a white person and a slave. In the passage it says, “ The free bird sings of another breeze, the caged bird sings of a fearful trill.” This shows that the white person gets to sit back and relax while the black person is being punished in a bad way. The Author uses symbolism to develop the theme. In worlds reward it also uses symbolism. The author uses a dog to display

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