How To Kill A Mockingbird Symbolism
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Caleb Swift
12-16-14
Essay #2 Mockingbirds, Symbolism, and To Kill A Mockingbird In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird , killing a mockingbird is a sin. There are many “mockingbirds” in the story. The most important mockingbird in the story is Tom Robinson, an African American man who was falsely accused of rapeing a white woman. Boo Radley is a man who looked upon by the community as a freak or an oddball. Atticus Finch Is the last one. He is a white man and is also Scout’s father. He is also the attorney who defends Tom Robinson against all the accusation thrown at …show more content…
Tom Robinson is a mockingbird. He gets the short end of the stick this whole story. He helps Mayella to do her chores out of the goodness of his heart, which ends up backfiring on him when she comes onto him.
When he is in court, he never really loses his calm attitude. Even when Mayella lies about what happened, he does not get angry but just tells his side honestly. He is also a “mockingbird” because he was a hard worker and he never really got appreciation for it. Well, Mayella was going to appreciate it but that is different. He was willing to be a good contribution to the community.”I’d rather you shot 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.” Atticus Finch, Scout’s father, told Scout this when she got her air-rifles. Miss Maudie then explained it to her. She said, “ Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy...but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(119) This is also the quote that related to every other “mockingbird” in the story.
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Caleb Swift
12-16-14
Essay #2 Mockingbirds, Symbolism, and To Kill A Mockingbird In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird , killing a mockingbird is a sin. There are many “mockingbirds” in the story. The most important mockingbird in the story is Tom Robinson, an African American man who was falsely accused of rapeing a white woman. Boo Radley is a man who looked upon by the community as a freak or an oddball. Atticus Finch Is the last one. He is a white man and is also Scout’s father. He is also the attorney who defends Tom Robinson against all the accusation thrown at …show more content…
Tom Robinson is a mockingbird. He gets the short end of the stick this whole story. He helps Mayella to do her chores out of the goodness of his heart, which ends up backfiring on him when she comes onto him.
When he is in court, he never really loses his calm attitude. Even when Mayella lies about what happened, he does not get angry but just tells his side honestly. He is also a “mockingbird” because he was a hard worker and he never really got appreciation for it. Well, Mayella was going to appreciate it but that is different. He was willing to be a good contribution to the community.”I’d rather you shot 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.” Atticus Finch, Scout’s father, told Scout this when she got her air-rifles. Miss Maudie then explained it to her. She said, “ Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy...but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(119) This is also the quote that related to every other “mockingbird” in the story.
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