What Does Tom Robinson Symbolize In To Kill A Mockingbird

In Chapter Ten, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” Atticus bought Jem and Scout air rifles and explained to them that killing an innocent mockingbird is not acceptable. The mockingbird in the novel represents innocence. The mockingbird resembles Tom Robinson and his court case. Tom Robinson is not the only mockingbird in the novel but it fact Boo Radley is one also. The author, Harper Lee uses the mockingbird to symbolize and mirror Tom by providing examples of how his innocence was taken away from him because of his generosity. During his court case, he was blamed for raping Mayella Ewell. He was always passing her home everyday and would stop to do work for her because he knew it was the right thing to do. He was only there to simply help Mayella but she made the first move on him which resulted in
He never came outside during the day but rumors stated that he did come out at night when everyone was sleep. At a young age, Boo’s childlike innocence was taken away from him. Because of his actions that he committed as a child deprived him of his ability to grow and function in the real world as an adult. Boo was isolated from the outside world because of his parents. They were not allowing him to interact with the town people because as a child he committed horrible crimes like stabbing his father with scissors and causing trouble with other boys his age. Scout, Jem, and Dill would mocked the heard rumors in scenes because they were interested in Boo Radley and they would try to get him to come outside but he never did. Scout and Jem are able to figure out that Boo was not a scary guy after all. He hid treats in the trunk of the tree for them, protected them from Mr. Ewell, and covered them with a blanket during a house fire. Boo’s character was judged because of the town rumors about him as a kid and they never thought to talk to his family or maybe even him to clear up the judgments and to get