Innocence of a Mockingbird

In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird innocence is spread throughout the novel. Innocence is connected to the mockingbird because they do nothing but sing. There are three examples of innocence within the novel; Boo Radley, Mayella Ewell, and Tom Robinson.

Secluded and blinded in its morality, Maycomb keeps order thriving in the community. The general society keeps a distinct distance between the ways of African Americans and the majority of American, white, population. A lady taunted, “‘I wants to know why you are bringin white chillun to (n-word) church.’” when Calpurnia brings Jem and

make fun of or judge a guest of the house. In her innocence, she had

It's a sin to kill a mockingbird because they don't do anything to hurt people; they only help farmers out and sing beautiful songs. To Kill a Mockingbird is about a little girl named Scout who sees her town as a beautiful place where nothing unpleasant happens until accusations of rape occur. Then she realizes how racist and negative her town people can be. This occurs when her dad defends an innocent African American man. She realizes that Macomb has deplorable individuals living there, and this reality hit her hard. Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley are metaphorically portrayed as mockingbirds.

In both the novels To Kill a Mockingbird, by Lee Harper, and The Death of Innocence, by Mamie-Till Mobley, a parallel is evident between the themes of the works, as well as, their courageous characters. The fictional character Atticus Finch describes fortitude with stating “ It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what” ( Lee 112). His ideals and fearless persona show similarities to that of Mamie-Till Mobley, who, in The Death of Innocence, fights for the civil rights movement after her son is murdered. Mr.Finch’s definition of bravery fits that of the figure Mamie-Till.

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee is a beautiful story depicting a family living in the South of the 1930’s, and their struggle against the prejudice which was common to that time. The book centers on Atticus Finch, the father of the family as well as a lawyer, and his fight against prejudice. We see the story unfold through the innocent eyes of his young daughter, Scout, who is free from prejudice and not yet jaded. By viewing events as Scout sees them, the author shows us how to overcome prejudices, and gain tolerance.

Innocence is a beautiful thing that should be cherished and preserved because once it is lost, there is no turning back. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the act of killing a mockingbird is represented at various times by the characters of Jem, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley. In each case, the characters were put in a situation where their innocence could be destroyed. Instead, the events were manipulated to preserve it, because ruining it would be a tragedy.

Although Jem and Scout Finch are portrayed to be examples of childhood innocence, they are also being influenced by the people of Maycomb. Boo Radley, Atticus Finch, and the Cunninghams are a few examples of some people that Jem and Scout have gotten influenced by throughout the novel. Although they're many other experiences or people that have influenced Jem and Scout, these three examples stuck out.

The Novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, was written in 1960. It was written by an American Author, Harper Lee. The Novel To Kill a Mockingbird was written with much meaning and expressions. Harper Less uses the novel to tell a story, and to represent some of her own emotions and feelings towards different issues. The novel also uses different situations to represents innocence, innocence can be in many different forms and show through many different things. In the novel we are given a definition of a mockingbird -

To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in a tiny southern town in Alabama in 1932. The tiny town of Maycomb was home to deep rooted racism. Two children named Scout and Jem live in this town with their father Atticus and when their father is sent to defend a black man their lives see a dramatic change. The children soon learn the harsh truth of their little town and lose a childhood full of innocence. In her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee foreshadows a loss of innocence through the symbolic significance of building a snowman, a harsh fire, and a mockingbird.

In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird the most commonly identified theme is the loss or destruction of innocence. Innocence has a number of meanings and a lot of these are shown within the story. The main ones represented in the book are, the state, quality, or fact of being innocent of a crime or offense, lack of guile or corruption, having purity, and freedom from guilt or sin especially through lack of knowledge of evil. There are characters who include Jem and Scout, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley who show their definition of innocence through the book. Each of these characters who has their innocence goes down a path where they lose it and they have to take on the world face to face.

The theme of “To Kill a Mockingbird” is to destroy innocence. Atticus says to Scout, “Remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird. Miss Maudie said, your father's right, mockingbirds don’t do one thing ,but make music for us to enjoy…. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

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

It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird “shoot all the bluejays you want, but it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”. This quote is said by Atticus who is a lawyer that defends an innocent black man for being accused of raping a white women. To kill a mockingbird is set in the 1930s in Maycomb alabama where there was prejudices. This story is not just about racism but implies a deeper meaning, the mockingbird has a strong message and holds an important metaphorical meaning. The mockingbird is portrayed as a innocent fragile songbird that symbolizes innocence but is killed by men. Tom Robinson symbolizes an innocent fragile songbird because he does no harm to society, his voice is ignored by almost everyone, and he gets shot and killed just like an innocent fragile songbird.

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