Definition Of A Mockingbird As Voltaire once said “It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.” . The fascinating story To Kill A Mockingbird takes place in a sleepy, southern county of Maycomb in the 1930’s. There are people who live in Maycomb who can be considered unfair and possibly evil in the eyes of some, but are just acting as they were taught by society. Throughout the novel there are numerous innocent characters that are considered as mockingbirds. The characters;…
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Scottsboro trial and the trial of Tom Robinson in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. “No crime in American history—let alone a crime that never occurred—produced as many trials, convictions, reversals, and retrials as did an alleged gang rape of two white girls by nine black teenagers on a Southern railroad freight run on March 25, 1931” (Linder 1). The author of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, was a young girl during the Scottsboro trial and based the trial of Tom Robinson in her novel off of the Scottsboro…
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4 ATTICUS: THE BIRD THAT MOCKED In the book To Kill a Mocking Bird Atticus is symbolized as a mocking bird because of his braveness his helpings of others and he is a harmless man. In the book Atticus shows that he’s brave for doing something that people don’t want to do. Jem opened the door “Stay inside son” said Atticus (Lee 94). My quote is similar because I’m explaining that Atticus is brave that he went out there on the streets him self to kill the mad dog he said if no one else would do it…
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The Mockingbird is a significant symbol in To Kill A Mockingbird because it represents innocence. Tom Robinson and Boo Radley both represent this innocence throughout the novel. Tom Robinson represents the innocence of a Mockingbird through being accused of a crime he never committed. Scout and Jem also represent the innocence of childhood and not fully understanding until deep into the book. Examples of heir childish ways earlier in the book would be Scout wanting to squish the Roly Poly and Jem…
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“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing for us but make music for us to enjoy... they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill A Mockingbird.” (Lee 119). This quote from the novel To Kill A Mockingbird can partially explain one of the main themes in the book. Three of the main characters, Scout, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson are all examples of the mockingbird in this book. They are all forced to undergo fallacious situations that they are uncomfortable in, and don’t…
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things. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, symbolism can be shown through the mockingbird. I believe that the person who best represents the mockingbird is Tom Robinson. The reason why is because of the three points of the mockingbird which are, They do not do any harm, they sing to the people, and it is a sin to kill them. My first example of the symbolic mockingbird happens when Mayella did not answer questions…
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and Tom Robinson can be compared as mockingbirds, from the title of the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, since their life resembles a mockingbird’s; they cause no harm to anyone but are instead targets because of their vulnerability, “ ‘I’d rather you shoot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds, shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit'em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Harper 90). The symbolism of being mockingbirds, relates Boo Radley and Tom Robinson…
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Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Lee uses the symbolic imagery of the mockingbird to discover and reveal the issues of prejudice, injustice and discrimination towards the innocence during the time period of the 1930s. Atticus Finch tells Jem and Scout that “it is a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 90). The mockingbird is a symbolic representation of purity and innocence. Throughout the novel, numerous characters can be metaphorically portrayed as a mockingbird. Tom Robinson can be acknowledged…
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face and even tougher to fight, amazing all when beaten. Unfortunately, the fight against adversity is not always won, but the progress made in surviving all twelve rounds and going the distance can still have a great effect. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Mr. Atticus Finch is at odds with own town and the society within it. Faced with an insurmountable task, Atticus is left with two choices, step down and become what he resents, or take on an emotionally testing battle that will…
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not guilty of a crime or offense. These are good innocent people who are still hurt even though they did nothing wrong, these people are called Mockingbirds. In To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee, two kids learn life lessons about how people are misperceived in their community when they do nothing wrong. Mockingbirds symbolize people who are proven innocent but are still harmed. Boo Radley is a Mockingbird because he is misjudged by society. Boo Radley is first looked at as someone who is insane…
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