Arthur Boo Radley Symbolism

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To Kill A Mockingbird is a masterpiece by Harper Lee, in which the mockingbird is a symbol. The symbol of the mockingbird is related to two people in the book: Tom Robinson and Arthur Boo Radley. Tom Robinson is a black man, accused by Bob Ewell of raping his daughter. Arthur Boo Radley kills Bob Ewell to protect Jem and Scout. Both, Arthur Boo Radley and Tom Robinson, are mockingbirds. As Scout says, “Well, it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it” (370) Telling the townspeople and not covering up Boo Radley would be like killing a mockingbird, which is a bird does good things for us and symbolizes innocence.

The trial of Tom Robinson finally arrives and everyone in Maycomb is in the courthouse. Tom Robinson is accused by Bob Ewell of raping Mayella Ewell, which is a complete lie. People believe Bob Ewell because he is a white man. People saw Tom Robinson as any other black man in Maycomb. But he is different, he is a mockingbird. Most of the time while he is returning back to his house, he sees Mayella Ewell. Mayella Ewell asks for his help and Tom never refuses to help her. After Tom’s help with her chores, Mayella …show more content…
Tom Robinson’s innocence and helpfulness, Boo Radley’s generosity, kindness, and his act of saving Jem and Scout prove they are mockingbirds. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are not the only ones who are mockingbirds. In real life, there are many mockingbirds. If we look around, ones who wants the good of us progresses other people’s situation, basically, ones who do good things are also mockingbirds. To Kill a Mockingbird is a book read in almost every school and a common read book in the world. The novel’s main theme is racism. Harper Lee shows us how people weren’t equal during her time. Her work is still being read because we still have the same problem in our society, racism is still relevant. She wants to create an equal world, but 57 years later it is still not

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