Overcoming Obstacles In To Kill A Mockingbird

Tom Robinson is wrongfully convicted of rape and eventually killed in prison, whereas Boo Radley is killed emotionally because he is not accepted by society. Since it is a sin to kill a mockingbird, it is also a sin to kill innocent souls like Tom and Boo. When Scout tries to understand why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird, Miss Maudie elucidates Atticus’s opinion more clearly by stating, “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’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (103). Mockingbirds sing and make beautiful music; however they mimic the songs of other birds, so they are seen through others. Tom and Boo are like mockingbirds because they are subject to the perceptions of the people of Maycomb. The townspeople knew these characters based on what others said about them. Consequently, Tom and Boo do not have their own “song” and are portrayed by others’ views of them. The mockingbird emerges as a metaphor for the wrong in harming innocent and defenseless people.

Tom Robinson, an innocent man was shot in prison after he was wrongly convicted and falsely accused in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. This action, along with others is found commonly throughout the book as defenceless characters get hurt and wrongly judged despite their innocent persona. Along with Tom Robinson other characters suffer too, people such as Boo Radley and Atticus Finch suffer from the cruel world around them. In the surrounding chaos, those few characters manage to preserve their innocent nature.

Overcome obstacles is a hard thing to do. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about the trial of Tom Robinson. Jem and Scout’s dad, Atticus is helping out Tom Robinson even though he is black. In the 1930s this is represented as a sin, so Jem and Scout are made of fun. Atticus just wants to teach them the right thing to do. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses characterization to demonstrate the theme that everyone has obstacles to overtime.

It is a Sin to Kill Tom Robinson"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 make music for us to enjoy. That's why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird." (90) This quote is stated by Miss Maudie, underscoring the point of view of Atticus, who is a lawyer given an uphill job of substantiating a black man's innocence who is accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewells. To Kill a Mockingbird is an inspirational and thought provoking story that is the first and the only novel written by Harper Lee. The basic time setting of the novel is in the 1930s during the Great Depression, in the fictional town of Maycomb Alabama, where prejudice

Scout’s father, Atticus, is talking to her and her brother about playing with the guns. He says, “shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” This takes Scout by surprise as her father never really mentions sins. Although Atticus is talking about the blue jays and mockingbirds, there is a deeper meaning to it. He thinks that harming those who have caused no harm is a sin and they should not have to pay for something they did not do. Atticus has had a great influence on Jem and Scout so they all share similar morals. For example Jem shows similar morals as his father during the trial of the black man, Tom Robinson, who was being accused of raping a white girl. The evidence Atticus presented to defend Tom was enough to convince Jem that Tom was innocent.

Atticus stuck by Tom Robinson even though he knew Tom was going to lose the case. Although Tom is an African American, he was innocent. Atticus thought it was injustice for Tom being charge for the color of his skin. Atticus mentions also how people shouldn’t shoot a mockingbird as well: “Shoot all the blue jays 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 sing to do something…”

Likewise, mockingbirds receive execrable treatment undeterred by the fact that they sing with the sole intention to uplift their admirers. Furthermore, Tom Robinson is indisputably shot despite his overwhelmingly apparent innocence. The shooting is significant in the novel because it divulges the evident presence of discrimination in Maycomb. The trial represents the symbolic shooting of an innocent person because Tom is crucified for no reason other than the color of his skin.

Atticus Finch once stated, "Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” When people bring up mockingbirds, many remember all that they do is sing. Mockingbirds don't harm us in anyway. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, many characters actually symbolize the mockingbird. The mockingbird is an enormous factor in the book. To Kill a Mockingbird is a tale set in the Deep South, in Macomb Alabama during the 1930’s. The book represents a dysfunctional American society which results in extensive segregation and racial problems. As stated above, Atticus proclaimed that it was “a sin to kill a mockingbird”, as mockingbirds are gentle and always brought happiness to the world.

A mockingbird doesn't cause any harm and they only make music for us to enjoy, therefore it's a sin to kill a mockingbird. In To Kill A Mockingbird there is a trial between Tom Robinson and Mayella Ewell. Tom is accused of raping Mayella, and he was charged guilty. Mayella lied to cover up that her father, Bob Ewell beat her because she kissed Tom on the cheek. Tom's verdict was guilty because of his color of skin, later he tried to escape and was shot to death. I argue that Tom Robinson is the mockingbird in the novel because he never caused anybody any harm, all he did was provide pleasure by helping, and he was killed in a sinful way.

In To Kill A Mockingbird, aside from Boo Radley and Tom Robinson, Atticus best symbolizes a mockingbird. First, after the Tom Robinson case when everyone brought food to Atticus, Calpurnia explained, “They ‘preciate what you did, Mr. Finch” (Lee 286). When Atticus stood up for Tom he unwittingly brought joy to lots of people. Mockingbirds spread joy through their singing and Atticus created joy through his job as a lawyer defending those who needed it. Second, immediately following the shooting of Tim Johnson, Scout inquires about why Atticus stopped shooting to Miss Maudie who replies, “I think maybe he put his gun down when he realized that God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things” (Lee 130). Mockingbirds never cause

As said by Robert Kiyosaki, “Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.” Many characters in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird are faced with losing battles, but many of them do not let their slim, or even non-existent chances of succeeding stand in their way of trying their best. Even though the battles fought are very different, they all share a connection to the novel’s theme of courage, which Atticus describes as “When you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyways and you see it through no matter what” (149). Some of these battles include the trial of Tom Robinson, Mrs. Dubose’s morphine addiction, and Arthur “Boo” Radley’s fight against his fear of the outside world.

Various occurrences of discrimination by race affect the community in a harsh way. At Scout’s house, Atticus Finch, the father of Scout and Jem and the lawyer appointed for Tom Robinson, is talking to his children about the rape trial. He says, “In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins. They’re ugly, but those are the facts of life” (295). Atticus tells them that despite who is truly guilty of the crime, those that are black will always lose in the courtroom. It can be assumed that Tom was convicted of a crime he did not commit, because of substantial evidence that proved otherwise. Later in the novel, Tom was shot in prison seventeen times during the exercise portion. Tom’s life was utterly ruined, all because he was not given a fair chance, solely due to the color of his skin. Racial segregation was a very large factor that contributed to discrimination in To Kill A Mockingbird.

The beginning of this article depicts the hardships and byproducts that Harper Lee faces as a result of To Kill a Mockingbird. It details how many interactions with the public media after the release of To Kill a Mockingbird led her to refuse television shows, interviews, and other reporters. After the article describes the hardships that Lee faced due to her novel, it transitions to the impact that the novel has had on society in Monroeville, Alabama. For example, Monroeville became the “Literary Capital of Alabama” due to the success of Lee’s novel. The article infers that the purpose of To Kill a Mockingbird is not about the integration of the public in the south. The purpose of this novel, according to the article, is “to empathize with

You never really know someone and what they are going through until you put on their shoes and walk around in them. In life everybody will always judge someone without even knowing what battles they fight and what they go through every single day. Harper Lee’s , To Kill a Mockingbird, presents us with two children, Jem and Scout, who are exposed to the challenges of life. Jem and Scout are kids who “judge a book by its cover” until their father, Atticus, tells them how to see in someone else's point of view. After the children learn to walk in someone else's shoes, the way they seen people before changes, and they realize why those people did the things they did and acted the way they did.

1. This story is about a late parent picking up their five-year-old daughter from the daycare. R.E.C.E Kumila calls Julia’s mother to fine out if she’s on her way, and was advised that the dad is on his way instead. When the father arrives he’s apologetic for being late. The dad goes ahead a put his daughter Julia in the back seat of the car, where Kumila notices that there is no car seat. Kumila expresses to the dad her concern regarding the fact he has no car seat, and he assures her that they only live a few blocks away and that this was not the first time that Julia has ridden in the car without a car seat. The daycare worker exhausted from her long shift accepts the father’s