Tom Robinson And Boo Radley

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The picture above shows a wounded five year old child caught in the midst of war. The image was captured in Syria in 2016. The image related to the theme of destroying innocence in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. Few characters, such as Tom Robinson and Boo Radley, can be identified as mockingbirds due to their kind nature and they hate faced at the hands of their community. In Tom Robinson's case, he was falsely convicted of raping Mayella Ewell when he was being friendly towards her. His trial represented him in a false demeanor because it resulted in his false conviction. Similarly, Boo Radley was judged falsely and had a bad reputation in public. The persecution of Tom Robinson can be seen as a killing of innocence. In order to not