How to Kill a Mockingbird. Show That the Mockingbird It the Central Symbol.
Show that the Mockingbird it the central symbol in Harper Lee’s
“To Kill a Mockingbird”.
INTRODUCTION
There are many different types of prejudices even in our modern day. It is hard to stop them but even harder to see them. In Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” we follow a little girl, Scout, as she faces the truth about the world and its injustice. The central symbol of this novel is the mockingbird since it represents the innocence and injustice in this story but also elaborates the theme of racial prejudice.
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Innocence takes a big part in this novel since it’s one of its central themes. This book shows the loss of innocence in a person or the evolution of one’s innocence. Scout, Jem, Tom Robinson and Boo Radley all demonstrate the link between innocence and the mockingbird as they are themselves, innocent ‘mockingbirds’. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but . . . sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(p. 94) This clearly shows that the mockingbird is the symbol of the book and its theme of innocence because, as the quote states, the mockingbird have caused no wrong and therefore are innocent. Thus innocence is symbolized by the mockingbird.
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The mockingbird also represents the injustice in the world as they get killed even though it is unfair and considered a sin. In this story the injustice is showed in Tom’s trial. Even thought he was innocent he was sentenced to jail and then later killed just because he was a black man. This displays that no justice was given just because of his race. Later on after Tom Robinson is shot, his death is compared to “the senseless slaughter of songbirds” (p.241) or the death of a mockingbird. Therefore the mockingbird also symbolizes the injustice in the novel.
THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH
Prejudice or racial prejudice is characterized as a way ‘To kill a Mockingbird’ and so demonstrate the relationship between the mockingbird and the
“To Kill a Mockingbird”.
INTRODUCTION
There are many different types of prejudices even in our modern day. It is hard to stop them but even harder to see them. In Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” we follow a little girl, Scout, as she faces the truth about the world and its injustice. The central symbol of this novel is the mockingbird since it represents the innocence and injustice in this story but also elaborates the theme of racial prejudice.
FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH
Innocence takes a big part in this novel since it’s one of its central themes. This book shows the loss of innocence in a person or the evolution of one’s innocence. Scout, Jem, Tom Robinson and Boo Radley all demonstrate the link between innocence and the mockingbird as they are themselves, innocent ‘mockingbirds’. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but . . . sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(p. 94) This clearly shows that the mockingbird is the symbol of the book and its theme of innocence because, as the quote states, the mockingbird have caused no wrong and therefore are innocent. Thus innocence is symbolized by the mockingbird.
SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH
The mockingbird also represents the injustice in the world as they get killed even though it is unfair and considered a sin. In this story the injustice is showed in Tom’s trial. Even thought he was innocent he was sentenced to jail and then later killed just because he was a black man. This displays that no justice was given just because of his race. Later on after Tom Robinson is shot, his death is compared to “the senseless slaughter of songbirds” (p.241) or the death of a mockingbird. Therefore the mockingbird also symbolizes the injustice in the novel.
THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH
Prejudice or racial prejudice is characterized as a way ‘To kill a Mockingbird’ and so demonstrate the relationship between the mockingbird and the