What Does Tom Symbolize In To Kill A Mockingbird

Frederick Douglass once said “The mind does not take its complexion from the skin” Many people in the town of Maycomb feel that colored people are less important because of their skin. Life is too short to only see the outside of people. In “To kill a mockingbird” by Harper lee, The story takes place down South in a town called Maycomb. In this small town there is racism, discrimination. kindness, and innocence, Symbolism is issued throughout the novel by Harper Lee to introduce the topic of racism. In the beginning of the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses the Radley place as a symbol to stir empathy. For example “The Radley chickenyard tall pecan trees shook their fruit into the schoolyard, but the nuts lay untouched by the
She uses the symbol of the mockbird to represent two of the main characters. Atticus says, “I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit'em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” The author uses this quote to introduce Tom Robinson. Tom represents the mockingbird because he was falsely accused of assault and put away in jail. Tom was a kind innocent person that only brought good to the world, and when he was prosecuted it was as if they killed a mockingbird. Miss Maudie then explains the phrase said by Atticus, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing except for 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. Thats why its a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Harper Lee also uses Boo radley as a symbol of the mockingbird because Boo has been secluded in his home for most of his life, the town folks made rumors that Boo was crazy, mental,and psycho. Boo is a mockingbird because when he killed Bob Ewell it was to protect the children and telling the town of what he did would only add ges to the fire. The author used the symbol of the mocking bird to introduce
Racism ties in with symbolism throughout the book to stir empathy, when the Radley house was judged against, it was a symbol for how judgemental people can be when they only see the outside. Harper Lee introduced characters by describing how they were like a mockingbird's, so kind and special. My final quote represented using symbolism was about the spreading of racism through plants. Tom Robinson really like a mocking bird? What does To Kill Mockingbird mean to you? What are your views on racism? Would you judge a person based on the color of their