Mockingbirds Characteristics

(Complete Birds 1) Mockingbirds are known for doing no damage to crops, and being generally innocent. Thier innocence can be linked to them not doing anything to annoy citizens in the south. In Native american society mockingbirds represented many important things. The Southeast Indian tribes found the mockingbird as a symbol of intelligence. To the Shasta Indians the mockingbird was a guardian of death. In the Maricopa society dreaming of a mockingbird meant you had been given special powers and represented medicine. To the O’odham tribe the mockingbird was a meditator. The Hopi and Pueblo tribes believed the mockingbird had first taught people to speak. The cherokees thought that if you ate out of the head of a mockingbird you would become clever (Mockingbird Mythology 1).The spiritual values of mockingbirds have existed for centuries and their importance to society never fails to fade away. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird the town of Maycomb found mockingbirds important. “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.” (Lee 119) In the city of Maycomb killing an innocent mockingbird is considered a sin because their tendency to do nothing

An instance where the mockingbird is mentioned in the novel is when Atticus tells his children that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird and they consult Miss Maudie about this and she replies with, “‘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’” (94). This quote is significant because its meaning is that mockingbirds are generally harmless and shouldn’t be killed because they have done no harm to humans. The theme of the mockingbird can relate more to just the bird, as it can also relate to Tom Robinson because he has done no harm to humans, yet he is being put on trial and has a chance of being executed. It can also relate to Boo Radley because he was kind to Scout by placing the blanket on her, yet the people of Maycomb are frightened by him and spread nasty rumors about him. In brief, the theme of the mockingbird has a deeper meaning than it appears and is an important life lesson in the

In the nineteenth century, mockingbirds were kept in cages so they could sing their beautiful music. Because of this, mockingbirds were nearly almost wiped out of parts of the East Coast. All Mockingbirds do is bring beauty to the world. Mockingbirds symbolize innocence and do not deserve to be wounded by the cruelness of the world. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Dill, Mayella Ewell, Mr. Dolphus Raymond, Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are all mockingbirds. They are innocent people that have been harmed or injured in the past and have learned the misery of the world.

Mockingbirds bring beauty and happiness into the world. Miss. Maudie said, "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."(119). This is referring to Tom Robinson and Boo Radley who are both portrayed as mockingbirds in the book. They both brought happiness into the world and did nothing wrong, but were punished and in Tom’s case, killed.

According to Merriam Webster dictionary, mockingbirds are a bird that has a remarkable ability to “exact imitations of the notes of other birds”. In addition, they are known to have up to 200 songs in their “playlists’, which they will sing all through the day and evening, usually when there is a full moon. Based on this description, mockingbirds are innocent, beautiful birds that can bring a sense of calmness to people around them with their smooth melodies. Therefore, they are a creature that brings no harm to others, just joy. Like the mockingbird, today’s society consists of many innocent people around the world who are hardworking and treats others with respect no matter of their socio economic status; as well as, race and religion. On the other hand, there are some people in our world who judge others based on their evil beliefs they learned from others instead of listening to their conscience.

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us that is why it is a sin to kill a Mockingbird” -Harper Lee Mockingbirds are only here to sing their songs and to bring us joy. A Blue Jay is someone or something that preys on the week. Mockingbirds have to be shielded from the Blue Jays. Although Mockingbirds don't always need to be protected they do have to be protected from Blue Jays because they are gentle creatures whereas the Blue Jay is territorial and corrupt.

A mockingbird symbolizes innocence because they only make music for people to enjoy. They do not harm anyone or anything, which

Mocking Birds are harmless or what we called an endangered species. They are kind not like other birds for example, blue jays they don’t care to others. Mockingbirds were appreciated to Maycomb because they enjoyed the music they made. Since Mockingbirds is innocent and have a good reputation it become a sin to kill them because they didn’t cause harm to other animals or people. Do innocent birds like Mockingbirds deserve to die? But why there are some point that they get killed?

Mocking jays are a jabber- jay which was a bird that was genetically altered by the government so it could hear a conversation and then perfectly replays it, that cross bred with your average mocking bird to create the mocking -jay. This bird couldn't perfectly replay conversations, but it could perfectly sing back tunes and melodies.

Mockingbirds will only sing their hearts, not cause any damage or give their lives to pleasing others. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird great examples are shown of different types of mockingbirds. Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Arthur (Boo) Radley are great examples of representing a mockingbird.

The title of the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee holds a great deal of symbolism with several of the characters in the story acting as mockingbirds, characters who don’t do anything to bother the people around them. Harper Lee explains to the reader what a mockingbird is by making Atticus, and then Mrs. Maudie explains it to Scout. “Atticus said to Jem one day, ‘I’d rather you shoot at tin cans in the back yard, 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.’ That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. ‘Your fathers right,’ she said. ‘Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music

Sadly,there's been a confusion with Blue Jay’s and Mockingbirds.People tend to mistake Mockingbirds for Blue Jays not realizing its a sin to kill a mockingbird.The Majority of people believes a Mockingbird isn't much as important as a Blue Jay.Without

They are all innocent characters who have been harmed even though they themselves are harmless. Atticus says to Jem and Scout, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”, telling them that that seeing things from one’s point of view is the only way that they can be truly understood. Harper Lee places these symbolic mockingbirds throughout her novel to help spread her warnings of the dangers of prejudice. That if one does not take the time to consider things from another person’s point of view, there is a risk that that person will be misunderstood and be

LT Vigil Mrs. petty American Literature March 1, 2016 An Unexpected Mockingbird: how one judges Though out the book To Kill a Mocking Bird, there are many types of metaphors found in the book. Some may show how it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. Others may show how America used to be in the past, or how the times have not changed.

The mockingbird is a bird, obviously, which are normally seen as the prey. They are omnivorous which means they eat other animals and plants, these could be: berries, seeds and insects such as ants, grasshoppers and spiders. This is an important point because this tells us that these types of birds are fairly passive, which brings me to my next point which is: how Harper Lee is calling