To Kill A Mockingbird Thematic Significance

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When I see the Thematic significance I think what is the theme, Thematic significance means relating to the theme of a story. The theme attic significance of the title to Kill a Mockingbird is to destroy innocence. Which to me I believe that to destroy innocence means to hurt the innocent which is the libel action. To Kill a Mockingbird is a story that tells truth when it says to destroy innocence it means it literally destroyed the innocent, by which I mean it hurt the innocent people. For example these could be the following names Jem, Tom Robinson, Dill, and Boo Radley or Arthur Radley.

It could be Jem because Jem was injured after Bob Ewell attacks Jem and Scout after their play or pageant. Jim is picked up by Arthur Radley and
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Tom was found guilty of raping Miss. Mayella Ewell, when proofs he is innocent. he ends up being dead because he was shot 17 times when in all reality it only takes relatively one bullet to kill someone.

Dill could be found as a ‘ destroyed innocent’ because his family issues at home weren't the greatest. he says his home is perfectly normal just as everyone else's when in all reality it really isn't. His father Not so much as bullies him but doesn't think the highest of him and doesn't spend time with him like he probably should. This is an example of a destroyed innocent because with still only being around 9 or 10 his parents put him down rather than bringing him up.

The final example could be Mr Radley, with that being said you could probably already realized how and why I say that Mr Radley. Mr Radley is thought of this horrible person when really no one really socializes with Mr Radley to find out if he is this horrible monster that everyone says that he is. He ends up proving himself innocent and towards the beginning and end of the book by giving Scout and Jem gifts in the tree of his house, and saving Jem and Scout's life when mr. Bob Ewell tries to hurt

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