Atticus doesn't mind his children shooting blue jays because they are ordinary birds who cause problems, but he feels that mockingbirds are innocent creatures whose lives should be preserved; therefore, it would be a sin to kill a mockingbird. Tom Robinson and Boo Radley exemplify the moc... ... middle of paper ... ... a mockingbird, Boo is innocent, yet he is destroyed by society for being different. The mockingbird symbolizes the innocence of people who are accused wrongfully. It is a harmless bird that makes the world more pleasant, but it sings the songs of other birds, so it is subject to the image of others. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are mockingbirds, innocent souls that are judged based on the discrimination and intolerance of the townspeople.
(chp 30). Sherriff Tate's choice to cover up for Arthur 'Boo' Radley is the right choice because Boo Radley did the morally right thing, the situation would be a waste of resources, and it would have brought unwanted commotion to the town. "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 mockingbird."
It is a sin to kill a Mockingbird that just sings for people and it is a sin to judge people by outside appearance and judgements. He was discriminated, blamed for what he did not done, just because he did not abide by the status quo. Tom Robinson is just like a mockingbird, he did not do one thing wrong. They "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."
Because Atticus’s support for Tom Robinson, Atticus is always castigated, not only Atticus is judged, Jem and Scout are also reprimanded. Arthur Radley, a righteous, great human being who is also judged because of the false rumors that have spread like a disease, around the town of Maycomb. The rumors lead to a ghastly consequence of Arthur being quarantined in his home. Atticus, Tom Robinson, and Arthur Radley are those who are judged even when they are innocent, innocent mockingbirds. Miss.
Arthur is a Mockingbird because even though he is an outcast, he is willing to befriend Atticus’ children and save them in the end from Bob Ewell who is insane but also drunk to have courage to kill children. The actions of the Mockingbirds teach the reader not to always believe rumors from others. Tom Robinson is willing to help a terribly lonely young woman with her chores and is convicted of a crime that everyone knew he was innocent of. This is important because it shows the difference between reality and an idealistic world that Scout and Jem thought they were living in. Both Mockingbirds ‘die’ as however Arthur is dead from society, and Tom Robinson dies trying to
Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley are portrayed as mockingbirds for their actions, and for the good they did for the individuals surrounding them and the negative treatment they endured for their actions. Throughout the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird the attributes Atticus Finch attains become parallel to the traits of the mockingbird. “The mockingbirds do wrong but make music for everyone to enjoy” Miss Maudie had once said. Atticus Finch is a individual who defends the innocent from the evil the world had brought them For instance, when Atticus agreed to handle the case of Tom Robinson, he put his own life and his children in danger to the negative comments and treatment, he was destined to receive as a punishment for his actions. Atticus was a victim of his neighbor’s gossip; they talked bad about him to his children and sent hateful glares to himself and his children.
Mockingbirds represent happiness. They do not cause any harm to anyone or anything. Therefore, it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. Tom Robinson, a black man, is the man who was falsely accused of the rape of Mayella Ewell, a white woman. “He likened Tom’s death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children” (275) Tom Robinson is one of the mockingbird symbols.
This causes Scout to question many of the town’s unfair ideas. Harper lee highlights the social inequity through the unfair portrayal of Boo Radely and made up social hierarchy due to people's backgrounds and socially unaccepted behaviours. In to Kill a Mockingbird, Maycombs prejudice is highlighted through Tom Robinsons trial, Scouts narration and peoples characterisations. The verdict and attitude towards Tom Robinson’s trial evidently shows the racial prejudice present in Maycomb. The unfair judgment falsely put upon Boo Radely, shows Maycombs strict social boundaries are always carelessly accepted as true.
Dolphus Raymond similarly avoids contact, and turns into a bitter man with little faith in the world. In contrast, Atticus maintains a positive outlook on Maycomb and society in general, despite having seen and experienced more than his fair share of evil. The author encourages readers to follow Atticus’s moral compass - to see past the often black and white portrayal of good versus evil and recognize that everyone has potential for both. This is the first step in creating a less prejudiced society where individuals are not victimized for their race or beliefs; a place where mockingbirds would be left alone to sing their hearts out.
In conclusion, when Atticus and Miss Maudie say that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird, they mean it is a sin to harm innocent creatures. The innocent creatures or ‘mockingbirds’ they are referring to are: Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. In general, it is not right to give harm to any person or animal in life because of these examples and they are just plain on innocent. They give you no harm, so you should give no mischief back.