Symbolism within novels is often a debatable topic amongst readers. One can never be entirely sure if certain symbols within stories were actually intended to be interpreted as so by the author. However, whether they are meant to be there or not, there are some very clear uses of symbolism within To Kill a Mockingbird. The biggest symbol within the novel is perhaps the Radley place. This is the property inhabited by the elusive and chilling character Arthur (Boo) Radley and his family. The town is
lot of symbolism in this book but the reader has to be very open minded while reading this book or else they wouldn’t be able to catch it. The main one is also the title, “Mockingbird. In the book, Miss Maudie explains to Scout “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.” This is one of the first symbols that are shown to us. It is wrong to kill an innocent thing. The most obvious symbol is Boo Radley;
The Radley Place is inhabited by an unusual character by the name of Boo. As it turns out, Boo has not ventured from his house in years, and with the children in community find very strange. Scout hates school and she and Jem continue with their fascination with Boo Radley in the form of acting out the story of his circumstances. Their father uses this opportunity to try and teach his
Using symbolism in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee emphasizes justice, morality, and ethics through the characters Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, And The white snowman. Tom Robinson, a character in To Kill a Mockingbird, portrays injustice through Scouts eyes. Scouts father, Atticus Finch, becomes Tom Robinson’s lawyer. Tom Robinson, along with some of his friends, are caught up in a rape trial that they did not commit. Throughout the trial, Scout comes to realize the hypocrisy and racism
. . . . . If the world saw it’s reflection in a broken mirror, it can fill in missing pieces to make it whole, but there will forever be a crack. Scout Finch, an eccentric and credulous little girl lives in a tattered and aged town by the name of Maycomb during the 1930’s. Atticus Finch, Scout’s wise and mostly recluse father, is a lawyer in the town with a good reputation and even better morals. Unfortunately, Maycomb is “cursed” with the harmful ideas of racism and classism. And to make matters
of Scout Finch a young girl with a father who is a lawyer that represented a black man in a court case for “rape”, in the novel you learn about her father Atticus Finch, her Brother Jem Finch and Boo Radley who is her neighbor. To kill a mocking bird is such an influential novel because of its symbolism of segregated America and the corruption going on in the south. The theme of this novel is to not judge people by the color of their skin or the way they look. This is reinforced many times throughout
harbours her own personal social prejudice against Boo Radley. She has this prejudice based on the stereotypes placed on Boo by her town and her fear of the unknown of the Radley house. Atticus has a maxim that he shares with Scout, telling her to “consider things from his point of view” in order to understand people. We see Scout grow when she acknowledges her father’s lesson and sees things from Boo Radley’s point of view. By doing this she sees Boo as a real person and her feelings of prejudice disappear
Through To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee teaches us the righteousness of empathy. Harper Lee's technique of writing with Christian beliefs weaved through emphasizes the story's moral. It is through Scout, the young dynamic and protagonist, that Lee opens the reader's eyes to a realistic world of prejudice and inequality during the 1930s. While narrating in first person, Lee further details her novel with the setting and use of style and diction. Though introducing many characters throughout the
Songbirds: Symbolism in To Kill a Mockingbird Mockingbirds are some of the most intelligent and beloved birds in America. Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, set in 1930s Maycomb, Alabama, uses many recurring symbols to explore the topic of racial injustice. Described by Miss Maudie Atkinson as a gentle bird who does nothing but sing its heart out, the mockingbird is used throughout the story to symbolize innocence and goodness. With hearts full of kindness and humanity, Tom Robinson and Boo Radley
“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee reveals an aspect of a small fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama set in the 1940’s during the years of the Great Depression. The novel reflects the ideas of conscience, courage and conviction through the story of two young children Jem and Scout growing up with their unconventional father Atticus, a small town lawyer. The novel is concerned with a series of events and experiences from which Scout and Jem observe and evaluate a series of situations and valuable