To Kill A Mockingbird Symbolism Analysis

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Symbolism In To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee depicts justice, morality, and ethics through the characters of Atticus, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley; however, the mockingbird may be the most prevalent symbol in To Kill a Mockingbird. “As a child, Harper Lee was an unruly tomboy. She fought on the playground. She talked back to teachers. She was bored with school and resisted any sort of conformity.” Lee’s inspirations for writing this book probably came from memories of her childhood and early life. First, Atticus Finch is the definition of a good person with justice, morality, and ethics. He sets a good example for not only his children, but also for the town as a whole. Atticus also believes in equality and justice. He stands up for Tom Robinson and takes his case even though the townspeople are upset that he was defending him. People begin to talk and gossip about Atticus even around his own children. Kids even heard the gossip from their parents and begin to pick on Scout and Jem at school. The kids would come to Atticus and ask him why he was defending Tom if people thought it was so wrong. He tells them that it’s the right thing to do and that it was his duty. Atticus stated, "The main one is, if I didn 't I couldn 't hold up my head in town, I couldn 't represent this county in the legislature, I couldn …show more content…

These three characters are represented as a mockingbird throughout the book. Miss Maudie said, “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.” (93) All of these characters were victims of social prejudice, but they overcame it and stayed good people through the good and the bad. All of these characters presented the innocence of a mockingbird although their innocence is

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