Essay On Sin To Kill A Mockingbird

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In this intriguing novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, it is stated that it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. According to Miss Maudie, “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. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). This further explains the whole message of killing mocking birds. The first character that symbolizes a mockingbird in this story most definitely has to be Tom Robinson. He is an African American man that was framed for committing a rape case against a girl named Mayella Ewell. The Ewell family has a nickname that people in Maycomb call them, which is white trash. During Mr. Robinson’s trial, he had a very precise lawyer by the name of Atticus Finch, who was the father of Scout and Jem. …show more content…

Robinson’s race. Bob Ewell is Mayella’s father and stated that Mr. Robinson raped his daughter only because of his skin color. Thus, Mr. Robinson did nothing wrong and was only framed or belittled because of his skin color, which is something he can’t control. The second character is Arthur Radley, otherwise known as Boo. He best symbolizes a mockingbird because of the way he isolates himself from his home. By isolating himself, he stays out of trouble, just as a mockingbird doesn’t cause problems. In the novel, he resembles a fatherly figure for Scout and Jem Finch. During Miss Maudie’s house fire, Mr. Radley rushed out of his house to put a warm blanket over Scout, without her knowing it was him. Based on this evidence, Mr. Radley best symbolizes a mockingbird in this novel. Lastly, the third character that symbolizes a mockingbird is Dill Harris. The reason Dill is considered a mockingbird in the novel is because he is an outsider to Maycomb, Alabama and visits Scout and Jem every once and a

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