Character Analysis: 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

TKAM Essay: Title.

“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119). [1]Mockingbirds are the most innocent type of bird and cannot defend themselves. [3] Occasionally people tried to mess with Boo Radly, who was a mockingbird because he was in his house defenseless. [5] While Tom Robertson was being tried and in prison he was an undeniably mockingbird. [4] Hurting Jem, Bob Ewell was punishing an innocient kid, who was defenseless. [2] Despite being a man, Bob Ewell, who is showed to be a blue jay, blue jays are birds that no one likes. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy.”(119)[6] Mockingbirds don’t hurt anyone. [1] Boo Radly and Tom Robertson are mockingbirds

but Bob Ewell is a blue jay in To Kill a Mockingbird.
[1]Boo Radly, who gave Jem and Scout all kinds of gifts throughout their lives. [3] Foolishly the kids did not know that Boo was giving them gifts. [5] While he was giving them gifts they were afraid of him, as if he did something to them. [2] After Scout had saw Boo for the first time she could clearly understand him better. “An they chased him never could catch him’ cause they didn’t know what he looked like” (376). [4] Expecting Boo to be their terrible person, Scout finally figures out that he wasn’t when she saw him. “Atticus, when they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things... Atticus, he was real nice”(376) [6] Scout was shocked. [1] Boo Radly was innocent and all they knew about him was lies. [1] Boo was a mockingbird, because he was locked up in his house defenseless of all the bad things people are saying about him that are not true.
[1] Tom Robertson who was an innocent person was accused of raping Mayella Ewells. [3] Sadly Tom was found guilty, although everyone knew the only reason he was found guilty was because he was black. [2] After Tom’s trial, Tom was killed by the guards at jail, who shot him 17 times in the back. “He likened Tom’s death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and Children.” (323). [6] Tom’s hand was crippled. [5] Because Tom’s hand, he couldn’t climb the fence nearly fast enough. [3] Knowing that he was a dead man walking, Tom decided to take the quick way out. “Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed.” (323) [1] Tom was a mockingbird, who was defenseless because of his arm but more because of his color.
[2] Opposite of being a mockingbird, Bob Ewell, who is blue jay.

“Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119). [1] Atticus is not a fan of blue jays because they are annoying and harm other birds. [4] Attacking Jem, Bob Ewell was trying to kill a child, whose father Bob did not prefer. [6] Boo Radly killed Bob. “To my way of thinkin’, Mr. Finch, taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an’ draggin him with his shy ways into the limelight- to me that is a sin.” (370) [3] Surprisingly, the Heck Tate is trying to hide Boo, because Heck did not want people talking about Boo in a negative way. [5] Bob Ewell was slowly losing more respect from everyone else, in his life from the trial, and abusing his daughter. [5] When people do not like someone that make the person a blue jay, the people of Maycomb did not like Bob Ewell.

[1] Boo Radly and Tom Robertson considerably mockingbirds and the opposite of being a mockingbird, there is Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird. [2] Inside his house Boo Radly was judged and defenseless of the comments made of him, that weren’t true. [3] Eventually Tom Robertson was slaughtered even though he didn’t deserve it and he was also crippled.”Mr. Underwood simply figured it was a sin to kill cripples, be they standing, sitting, or escaping.” (323). [4] Escaping death, Jem was knocked out, because of Bob Ewell, who has shown to be

the
blue jay. [5] Although these three people have unique stories they all have key part in this quote which is the main quote used to explain the Title of to Kill a Mockingbird “Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119). [6] Mockingbirds are better than blue jays.