Symbolism in To Kill a Mockingbird Essay

Maycomb, Harper Lee applied the concept of symbolism in To Kill a Mockingbird which enable us to comprehend the impact of each individual’s behavior on Maycomb. Add intro “That was the one thing that made me think, well, this may be the shadow of a beginning.” Atticus says “the shadow of a beginning” to Jem, early in the chapter of the trial, Atticus put Walter Cunningham Sr. on the jury because Atticus knows that the Mr. Cunningham will be honest member of the jury,he to won't be influenced by others decisions,and he will think about all the evidence and testimony despite being one of men at the jail, late at night wanting to have Tom killed. As the trial, takes very long Atticus thinks that the jury might…

The events that Harper Lee includes in To Kill a Mockingbird makes the readers think about what is going on in our world today by realizing that the problems haven’t been solved completely and still occur today. There are many themes in this novel like, inequality between class and race, don’t judge a book by it’s cover, and the symbolism of the mockingbird. It’s based on an innocent black man, Tom Robinson, being accused of raping a girl, Mayella Ewell. Tom already started at a disadvantage…

someone who we are not. We put up a strong act in front of others and allow ourselves to be pushed around just to protect ourselves. In a novel, a fictional character named of Tom Robinson is conveyed as an evil person because he is not accused, by many, of a crime he didn’t commit. In the realistic fiction, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, she uses literary elements such as conflict, character and symbolism to represent the thematic idea that anyone can be portrayed as evil when their…

accepted into Law School at the University. After her first year of the program she decided not to pursue her father’s profession of being a lawyer and chased after her passion of writing. By the help of her friends financial support, Harper was able to ensue writing full-time soon after leaving Law School. It was in the following years that Harper produced most notorious literary achievements. Harper is nationally know for her fictional work To Kill a MockingBird, because of its great success…

Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, contains multiple examples of symbolism. While some of the symbols are more to the point, others carry numerous meanings that all depend on the reader’s perspective. One of the most meaningful symbols in the novel is the mockingbird. According to Atticus, “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 90) because mockingbirds don't do anything wrong, instead they sing music and fly around peacefully. Now’s the time that Thomas C. Foster would ask what it means…

consider To Kill a Mockingbird as a successful indictment of racism. However, should people really consider the text as a successful indictment of racism, while it uses racism to prove its points? The article, “Symbolism and Racism” by Adam Smykowski is one of the articles that think To Kill a Mockingbird successfully indicts racism. However, examples from the article “Racism in To Kill a Mockingbird” by Isaac Saney and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, may make a reader think towards the…

In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” there are many uses of symbolism. Many of these are hidden and may be hard to catch. These uses of symbolism show a deeper meaning in of events in the story that may seem random, but were in fact put there intentionally by the author to show another meaning or purpose. An example of this would be the title of the story. The name “To Kill A Mockingbird” doesn’t really have anything to do with the story but it describes harming something that is actually…

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…

Mockingbirds do not do anything but good so why kill one? What bad do mockingbirds do? The symbol of the the mockingbird means innocent people that never harm anyone. It is also a sin to kill a mockingbird because of them doing no harm. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, the three characters Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Arthur “Boo” Radley represent mockingbirds by only doing good, never doing bad although they got into some situations where they could have. Mockingbird represent things…

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…