The concept and significance of the title To Kill a Mockingbird, is explained through the relationship between Tom Robinson and Arthur Radley, and mockingbirds. The word “mockingbird” can connect with the word “generous”. A generous person can be described as someone who donates their time and ability to help someone else without expecting or accepting anything in return. Mockingbirds are considered generous animals, which is why Atticus tells Jem and Scout not to shoot mockingbirds with their brand new air rifles, but can instead shoot all the blue jays they want. Miss Maudie explains what Atticus said by telling Scout: “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs,
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His death is similar to that of killing a mockingbird because Tom generously offered his time to help out young Mayella Ewell and eventually was charged with rape, found guilty, and shot. Tom Robinson was an innocent person who was killed for trying to help someone. Much like shooting a mockingbird for trying to make the world a better place. Unlike Tom Robinson, Arthur Radley was not killed, however, if Heck Tate had not refused to charge Arthur Radley with the death of Bob Ewell, Arthur Radley would have been “killed” in a different way. The folks of Maycomb would have swarmed to greet and thank Arthur for saving Jem and Scout, which would have been murdering Arthur’s secrecy. Similarly, persecution ensues when Christians try to bring saving faith to all people on earth. Unbelievers make fun of them, harass them, and in some cases, openly discriminate …show more content…
Scout experiences being in someone else’s shoes the night she walks Arthur Radley home after the attack. Standing on the Radley porch, Scout visualizes Arthur’s perspective of the activities Jem, Dill, and herself did each summer. Scout feels some guilt when she thinks of all the things Jem, Dill, and herself did to torment Arthur Radley. Seeing that summer flash before her from the Radley’s porch gave her a chance to understand Arthur, truly. Jem and Scout also learned that the world is very unfair and that sometimes people can be very malevolent. At the trial, Jem is upset because based on the evidence that Atticus showed the jury, Tom Robinson should have been declared innocent. Instead, the jury — because of prejudice — proclaimed Tom guilty. Atticus sympathizes with Jem about the verdict of the trial. When Atticus is giving the jury his conclusion, he says “Thomas Jefferson once said that all men are created equal . . . We know all men are not created equal in the sense some people would have us believe . . . But there is one way in which all men are created equal — there is one human institution . . . That institution, gentlemen, is a court” (233). Tom Robinson was not equal to all other men; however, it was his prerogative to a fair trial. Atticus and Jem are upset about the outcome of the
His death is similar to that of killing a mockingbird because Tom generously offered his time to help out young Mayella Ewell and eventually was charged with rape, found guilty, and shot. Tom Robinson was an innocent person who was killed for trying to help someone. Much like shooting a mockingbird for trying to make the world a better place. Unlike Tom Robinson, Arthur Radley was not killed, however, if Heck Tate had not refused to charge Arthur Radley with the death of Bob Ewell, Arthur Radley would have been “killed” in a different way. The folks of Maycomb would have swarmed to greet and thank Arthur for saving Jem and Scout, which would have been murdering Arthur’s secrecy. Similarly, persecution ensues when Christians try to bring saving faith to all people on earth. Unbelievers make fun of them, harass them, and in some cases, openly discriminate …show more content…
Scout experiences being in someone else’s shoes the night she walks Arthur Radley home after the attack. Standing on the Radley porch, Scout visualizes Arthur’s perspective of the activities Jem, Dill, and herself did each summer. Scout feels some guilt when she thinks of all the things Jem, Dill, and herself did to torment Arthur Radley. Seeing that summer flash before her from the Radley’s porch gave her a chance to understand Arthur, truly. Jem and Scout also learned that the world is very unfair and that sometimes people can be very malevolent. At the trial, Jem is upset because based on the evidence that Atticus showed the jury, Tom Robinson should have been declared innocent. Instead, the jury — because of prejudice — proclaimed Tom guilty. Atticus sympathizes with Jem about the verdict of the trial. When Atticus is giving the jury his conclusion, he says “Thomas Jefferson once said that all men are created equal . . . We know all men are not created equal in the sense some people would have us believe . . . But there is one way in which all men are created equal — there is one human institution . . . That institution, gentlemen, is a court” (233). Tom Robinson was not equal to all other men; however, it was his prerogative to a fair trial. Atticus and Jem are upset about the outcome of the