Theme And Title Relation In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

Theme and Title Relation The title and theme of To Kill a Mockingbird relate in many ways. The novel takes place in Alabama in the 1960’s. Harper Lee writes the story from Scout, a six year old girl’s perspective. The perspective of Scout brings out some things that an adult's perspective may not show. Many characters relate to the theme and title of the novel. Tom Robinson is like a mockingbird because he was innocent and did nothing wrong. He was falsely accused of raping Mr. Ewell’s daughter. This quote from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird expresses that mockingbirds are purely innocent birds. They did not harm anything or anyone. "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."(Lee,