Examples Of Common Sense In To Kill A Mockingbird

“Common sense is not that common.” Voltaire, father of the enlightenment, said this about human nature. This is also a major theme of To Kill a Mockingbird. Over and over the society of Maycomb looks past the obvious. This is shown through the symbol of the mockingbird, Boo’s imprisonment and the juxtaposition of the kids and the society's views. One way that lack of common sense is put on display is through the symbolism of the Mockingbird. Atticus tells the kids that the mockingbird is a symbol of the innocent and it is a sin to kill one. The kids don’t understand so they turn to Miss.Maudie. She responds with “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs,