Why Is Tkam Important In To Kill A Mockingbird
TKAM Research Paper “ A man's knowledge shall no doubt be questioned. The way he knows if he truly has any is if they look through the eyes of a child”. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee has many different layers to understanding the theme. You have to look through a child's eye to see them. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel set through the eyes of a young girl named Scout. We follow her through many different adventures as a child, and learn about her town. The town's name is Maycomb and consists of two parts; the white side and the black side. The main part of the novel is following a court case with a man named Tom Robinson who her father Atticus, a lawyer, is charged with protecting. Tom is a black man, and is charged with raping a
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The mockingbird may have only been mentioned once, but is played a very important role throughout the entire book. It symbolized many different things, but mainly innocence. Lee uses the bird to symbolize many different characters, all because of its meaning. ““Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. “Your father’s right.” she said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy...but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird””(Lee 119).The only time Atticus told Scout something was a sin is when she is going to harm an innocent being. You can not kill something that has done nothing wrong.”The analogy between the senseless slaughter of innocent songbirds and Tom;s tragic death becomes clear to Scout”(Zaidman). Tom Robinson was someone that was innocent, but the killed him for his sweet song. “...the title of a novel, students should know, often points to one of its key themes and this is obviously the case in To Kill a Mockingbird. Mockingbirds are mentioned in several places throughout the book, often in key scenes. Best of all, the tracing of this motif will reveal clearly to the students that Tom Robinson is not the only mockingbird in the novel” (Schuster).There are many different symbols in To Kill a Mockingbird, the the most important is the
The mockingbird may have only been mentioned once, but is played a very important role throughout the entire book. It symbolized many different things, but mainly innocence. Lee uses the bird to symbolize many different characters, all because of its meaning. ““Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. “Your father’s right.” she said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy...but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird””(Lee 119).The only time Atticus told Scout something was a sin is when she is going to harm an innocent being. You can not kill something that has done nothing wrong.”The analogy between the senseless slaughter of innocent songbirds and Tom;s tragic death becomes clear to Scout”(Zaidman). Tom Robinson was someone that was innocent, but the killed him for his sweet song. “...the title of a novel, students should know, often points to one of its key themes and this is obviously the case in To Kill a Mockingbird. Mockingbirds are mentioned in several places throughout the book, often in key scenes. Best of all, the tracing of this motif will reveal clearly to the students that Tom Robinson is not the only mockingbird in the novel” (Schuster).There are many different symbols in To Kill a Mockingbird, the the most important is the