Examples Of Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird

There is a dominant motif in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, regarding the symbolic importance of the mockingbird and how it relates to some of her characters. In Harper Lee’s portrayed world as well as our present day world mockingbirds represent nothing but pure innocence, thus to kill a mockingbird would be to destroy innocence. Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley are all perfect examples representing a mockingbird; innocents who have been injured or destroyed through contact with

Guiltiness is shown in “To Kill A Mockingbird” by how Atticus prevents to show that guiltiness from Maycomb so it won’t corrupt his children, both Jem and Scout. That’s what’s “To Kill A mockingbird” is mostly about; to see what happens to corrupted people and see how it affects their environment. Sometimes in this book it shows the loss of innocence like how the court case went with Tom Robinson, he was proven to be “guilty”, but in reality, he wasn’t guilty, he was just accused of “ rapping a white woman” that ended up being false claims that were noticeable during the trail/case of Tom Robinson, but at the end of the day, he was still accused of “raping a white woman” guilty. This is an example with many others as well being proven guilty in “ To Kill A Mockingbird”.

I chose this passage because I believe that it explains the title of the book well. The “mockingbird” in this book symbolizes innocence, purity, and peace. Atticus tells Jem and Scout that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Both Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are the mockingbirds. Tom is an innocent man who was accused of a crime which he is not guilty of, and Boo Radley was also accused of a crime where he is innocent. The mockingbird can be translated into innocent man, and the quote would be changed to “it’s a sin to kill [an] innocent man.”

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird demonstrates how it is a sin to kill or hurt an innocent being. Yet, throughout the novel, many innocent individuals are being injured either physically or mentally. They key symbols in the story reinforce its main theme: prejudice and ignorance tend to harm innocent beings. These lessons are taught by Atticus to his children and are frequently mentioned throughout the novel. He teaches the children about stereotyping, prejudice and racism. Other residents of Maycomb might think that Atticus is not a good father, for instance, he lets his children go to court the day of Tom Robinson’s trial. However, a brief character analysis of Atticus reveals that through Scout’s internal dialogue, Atticus is, in fact, a good role model and father.

A quote by Tiffany Madison says, “No one loses their innocence. It is either taken away or given away willingly.” This quote relates strongly to the book To Kill a Mockingbird. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses mockingbirds to convey the innocence of people in the town of Maycomb. The story is told from the eyes of the child narrator Jean Louise Finch, better known as Scout. As the story moves towards the end, Scout sees that she, Jem, and Tom Robinson, innocent people of Maycomb, are destroyed by ignorance, racism, and pride.

That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’” (Lee 119). Quite a few characters actually embody the concept of innocence, or are the metaphorical mockingbird. First are the children, Jem and Scout, the innocence of the kids are slowly dissipated throughout the novel. Jem and Scout’s “mockingbird” is killed by the end of the novel because of their exposure to their father’s trial. The children went from naïve, innocent children to mature children. In pertaining to Boo Radley the kids believed the rumors about Boo such as, “as Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities,” (Lee 13) to understanding Boo on a mature level as Jem said, “‘…Scout, I think I’m beginning to understand something. I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time…it’s because he wants to stay inside.” (Lee 304). From the beginning to the end of the novel, it is possible to see the “killing of the Mockingbird” or the loss of innocence because of their reasoning in general. Through Tom Robison’s trial Jem and Scout learned that life is not fair and all people are not equal; in the trial, since Tom was black, he was not given a fair and equal trial, and the children finally saw the true nature of the people of Maycomb County. Another “mockingbird” in the novel is Tom

First of all, innocence is lack of guile or corruption; purity. The perception of innocence is represented by a mockingbird. A mockingbird does not cause harm to the world, perhaps make it a little better. Atticus gives Scout a warning,“ I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can’t hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird.”(page 119). Atticus says to kill a mockingbird is a sin. Since the mockingbird represents one's innocence, killing a mockingbird is the sin of killing one's innocence. Miss Maudie gives Scout an explanation of Atticus's words, “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

In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the story takes place in a small, rural place in the heart of Alabama known as Maycomb County during the 1900’s. Many of the people who live in this town are innocent and pure who don’t have any intention of harming fellow residents. But some are more cruel than innocent, they don’t care if their actions harm those that are innocent. They take advantage of race and special privileges they’ve acquired to bring forth the destruction of the innocence that others possess. This destroying of innocence is the reason the book is entitled To Kill a Mockingbird.

I do not think Boo Radley is the only innocent in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. While he is a very notable one, there are others who fit into the category. The first two that fit into this category is Scout and Jem. Being children, they already have an air of innocence as they do not often know enough of the world to be anything but innocent. They were attacked by Bob Ewell, who was trying to make their father pay. The kids were innocent in the matter as it was Atticus' actions during the trial that had upset him. Despite them being in no way connected to what really happened being revealed, Bob Ewell still went after them as they were the easier target and it would hurt their father.

In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird a major theme is the loss of innocence. Whether from emotional abuse, racial prejudice or learning, Boo, Tom, and Scout all lose their innocence in one sense or another. The prejudice that each character endures leads to their loss. Through the responses of Boo, Tom, and Scout, Harper Lee shows how each character responded differently to their loss of innocence.

Loss of innocence occurs when a person first develops an awareness of the suffering, evil and injustice around them. In poignant bildungsroman To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee writes through the eyes of “Scout” Finch, recounting her experience growing up in the segregated town of Maycomb. Through Scout, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of Tom Robinson; a black man unjustly accused of rape, and of the civil rights issues and prejudice which plagues the town of Maycomb. Throughout the novel, scout loses her innocence as she is harshly exposed to the reality of injustice and racism in Maycomb. Three significant events illustrate this fact. The first example occurs when Scout

To Kill a Mockingbird has many Themes in the book, innocence is one of them. Some symbols of innocence is the mockingbird, the two main characters it symbolizes is Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson. In the book, the children have an innocent outlook on the world. They believe that everyone in the world is equal to each other and colour should not matter. That world suddenly changes after the trial and they realize that the world isn’t as beautiful as they thought it was.

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee provides three characters that symbolize the loss of innocence. These symbols are linked to the mockingbird. They are Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, and Mayella Ewell.

In this novel, innocence is represented from all ages yet all still contribute to the mockingbird factor. Charles Baker “Dill” Harris doesn’t develop and mature throughout the story. In this way, he is seen as a mocking bird because he’s innocent by his childish actions. His childish actions flow throughout To Kill A Mockingbird and he never changes this lifestyle, because that’s all he knows how to do. An example of this is in the court scene when we wasn’t aware of what’s going on, “Dill leaned across me and asked Jem what Atticus was doing”(Lee 254). In this scene the children snuck into the courthouse to listen to Atticus defend Tom Robinson, and Dill is questioning what is happening in the court.This scene is an example of

In the novel, to kill a mockingbird, Harper Lee presents three very distinct types of innocence that are portrayed by different characters throughout the novel. A good part in this story’s brilliance is that Harper Lee has managed to use the innocence of a young girl to her advantage. She does this by telling the whole story from a child’s point-of-view. By having an innocent little girl make racial remarks and regard people of color in a way consistent with the community, Lee provides the reader with an objective view of the situation. As a child, Scout can make observations that an adult would often avoid. In addition, readers are also likely to be forgiving of a child’s perception, whereas they would find an adult who makes these