Tim Johnson and Maycomb's Terrible Disease
Symbolism is the use of a symbol to represent ideas or qualities. Important symbols are found all around the world. In America, we have many symbols. The American Flag and The Star Spangled Banner, for example, symbolize not just the thirteen colonies and the fifty states, but it represents American's freedom. Many other symbols are seen all around the world. Important symbols are found in the book, To Kill a Mockingbird. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel explaining the life of Scout Finch, a six-year-old girl. It explains the struggle of having a father who defends Tom Robinson, a black man. The symbols found throughout this novel really make people think of how it would be life living in life the life of Scout. One of the important symbols is the Tim Johnson. Tim Johnson is important because it symbolizes Tim Johnson being seen first by Scout, Jem, and Calpurnia, Maycomb, Alabama’s usual disease; racism, and even after the dog's death Tim Johnson is still dangerous.
As Scout and Jem where walking on the street they spotted Tim Johnson. They…show more content… The idea that the children and the black woman where the first people to see Tim Johnson and report it symbolizes many things. One thing it symbolizes is the idea that the children saw it first. The children seeing the dog symbolizes how the children don’t understand rabies/racism. They went to Calpurnia for some help and she warns everyone. Calpurnia is a black lady in her early 50s and she warns the town of the rabid dog. This is significant because Tim represents the spread of racism in To Kill a Mockingbird. Since Calpurnia is black it symbolizes how she tries to warn everybody of racism and she tells them about how they don’t want to catch it. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee states,
