Who Is The Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird

“Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They 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. Thats why its a sin to kill a mockingbird”. This is one of the most important quotes in the book “To kill a mockingbird” it is said by Miss Maudie in chapter 10. This quote relates to the overall theme of the book which is innocence. In this case, the mockingbird represents innocence. One example of innocence used in the story is the court scene. In this section of the book, a young black man named Tom Robinson is accused of raping Mayella Ewell; a white woman. In this paper I will prove how innocence is represented throughout the book. Tom Robinson is innocent. This is supported by Atticus Finch concluding statement. During his interrogatory with the Ewells and Tom Robinson, Atticus found the following information and used it in his concluding statement: Tom Robinson has no movement in his left arm, Mayella Ewell requested for Tom’s help, Tom helped her because he felt bad for her, Bob Ewell is left handed and no doctors were called when Mayella was hurt. Therefore, Bob hurt Mayella, and Tom is innocent. This is the short summary of the court scene. Now I will explain how Tom Robinson represents innocence, metaphorically.
In his case, the racist white people that believe he is guilty because he's black, are the crows implied in Miss Maudie’s quote. Tom is the mockingbird because he did nothing wrong. The sin is putting in jail an innocent person. This all ties together supporting the theme of innocence. In conclusion, the book “To kill a mockingbird” has the theme of innocence and Tom Robinson represents it both literally and