Symbolism In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Gabriela Rocco Mrs. Baswell English III 14 March 2015 Symbols of Racism and Innocence “To kill a mockingbird is a sin.” Atticus tells his children this is because the birds are innocents that never do harm. Lee uses this and many other symbols to tell the story of race relations in the deep south of the 1930s. Racism was substantial during the time she was writing the novel. Because of this atmosphere, the story was not an uncommon one. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, she shows the racism against a black man accused of a crime he does not commit. She uses the mockingbird as a symbol of his innocence. These both help achieve a theme of tolerance for the audience. This takes place and a very turbulence kind in American history.…show more content…
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 kids to see life from another’s point of view, in particular those who have less than themselves. This is the center of the moral compass of the story and most important lesson the kids wear to learn. Atticus agrees to defend a black man named Tom Robinson who was accused of the rape of a white woman in the community. This of course was seeing as taboo to many white people. This was very upsetting to the people of the area that the family lived in because of the racist attitudes of the day. Because of this, the children wear often subjected to abuse from there classmates and the locals in the…show more content…
He did this in order to save base and humiliation because the act of his white daughter being with a black man. This of course was also seeing was taboo and the community could have resold Tom Ronbisom being miss traded by the community. But ultimately due to the racist white jury, he is still found guilty. This is no surprise conserving the attitude of the community fords blacks. Because of this, Jem becomes very skeptical of the justice system and becomes doubtful of its legitimacy. He is very vocal of this and makes it clearly know to Scout. Regardless that he won his trial, Bob Ewell was still very angry. He was slighted, and the fact that was by a black man made unforgettable to him. He swore revenge on Atticus and the judge. He constantly harasses Tom’s wife and breaks into the judge’s house. He even attacked Jem and Scout as they were walking home from school. Boo intervenes and in the fight fatally stabs Bob. Boo takes Jem (who was wounded) back to their father’s house. They called the sheriff and because he liked Boo so much, said that he tripped and stabbed himself. This goes to show that even though the found Boo to be very strange and different that over time be impression of him change. To a point that day ware willing lie in order to protect
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