Similarities Between The Lamb And To Kill A Mockingbird

"The Lamb" and "The Tyger" correlate to To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee in its themes of innocence and exposure. “The Lamb” discusses the topic of childhood innocence and in the novel is delineated through three characters- Scout, Jem, and Dill. They are mockingbirds who only see good things. Due to this, they have a black and white perspective of the world. Lee exhibits their view during the trial. The children believed that the jury would acquit Tom Robinson. There was exculpatory evidence but that was not enough to prove his innocence. The jury's judgment, obscured by chauvinism, deemed Tom guilty. The children, due to their oblivion, couldn’t see that infectious racism. Their inability to see through that shows the ignorance that comes
with youth. The subject of exposure in “The Tyger” is shown through the children, specifically Jem. Out of the three children, he was the most adamant about Tom’s acquittal and takes the verdict the hardest. Through this experience, he is exposed to cruel reality as the tiger had been. The tiger is the corrupted form of the lamb; it is closer to the imperfect nature of humans. Subsequently, Jem is able to see the injustice of the justice system. Yet, this experience of corruption is not specific to Jem. Rather, orthodox racism influences much of Maycomb's citizens. For example, Mr. Cunningham attempts to attack Tom. He does so out of blatant prejudice against black people. He is a good man, he spares Atticus; but he is affected by bigotry. Bigotry is in the history of the town and it influences its citizens, even righteous men.