Summary Of To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

Have you ever seen a mockingbird before? They are beautiful creatures that “don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us...” as said in To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee, the author of this inspiring book, expresses a metaphorical way of mockingbirds by using people as an example. Thinking about the billions of people on Earth, there are always ones who do nothing but try to get through the day, the innocent ones who don’t deserve any harm. Lee gives many examples of mockingbirds in the book such as Mayella Ewell, Boo Radley, and Jean Louise Finch or Scout.
Mayella Ewell is a 19-year-old who loves her father even though it is clearly evident that he beats her. She is a mockingbird
She doesn’t want to tell anyone because she loves him and knows that he loves her. A song that Mayella would sing as a mockingbird is “In My Blood” by
Shawn Mendes. As the lyrics profess, “Help me/It’s like the walls are caving in/Sometimes I feel like giving up but I just can’t/It isn’t in my blood.” Mayella’s song would be like a call for help because there is no doubt that she just wants to be loved and be happy with her life. And she isn’t and is losing hope that she will be able to find her way out. She most likely thinks about giving up abundantly, but knows that her siblings can’t live on their own, so she stays. If Mayella were
Ducasse 1 to sing another song, it would be “Remind Me to Forget” by Kygo. The lyrics are “Baby, I got these scars reminding me to forget/Reminding me, I got these scars...You left your
If Scout were to be a mockingbird, her song would sound similar to “Tomboy” by
Lainey Wilson. As the lyrics claim, “If you get outta line I’ll let you know/might even tell ya where to go/Don’t fool yourself thinking I’m some beauty queen.” This song would most likely be pointed towards Aunt Alexandra exclaiming that Scout is a tomboy and she should accept that. After all, she is only six and she has a lot of her life ahead of her. Her aunt shouldn’t be worrying about that at the young, innocent age that she is right now. Sure, Scout would definitely want to go swimming with her brother in the lake than dress up to go to a Missionary Circle, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. This song expresses Scout’s playfulness and the fact that she doesn’t want to grow up into the “lady’s world.”
Conclusively, even though mockingbirds don’t sing their own original song, they still make it as meaningful and angelic as ever. These characters were important parts of the book with their own personalities and beautiful songs. It doesn’t matter what song you sing, but how it is sung and who sings it. These songs embody the disposition of Mayella, Boo, and Scout.