The Theme Of Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird

The book, To Kill a Mockingbird, is an American classic and has been a staple in high schools for many years. The main storyline that this novel follows is of Scout, a young girl, living in the sleepy town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. It follows the case of Tom Robinson, an African American man, and how he was accused and convicted of rape. In prison, Tom was shot and killed because he was said to have tried to escape. While Mayella is the one who is saying that Tom raped her, the real person who should be to blame is her abusive father. As is quite apparent, Bob Ewell is the person who is most responsible for the death of Tom Robinson.

In the beginning of the novel, Scout is introduced to a case that her father, Atticus, is doing for an African American named Tom Robinson. Scout learns that Tom Robinson has been accused of raping Mayella Ewell. However, Scout does not fully understand the meaning of rape. Scout then asks her father, “what’s rape?”, resulting in Atticus giving her a complex definition of how "rape was carnal knowledge of a female by force and without consent" (180). Throughout the novel, Scout progressively loses her childhood innocence as she is exposed to the many injustices of life, such as learning about rape through observations and conversations during and after the trial. Most importantly, Scout learns a great deal about violence during the case due

In this novel, innocence is represented from all ages yet all still contribute to the mockingbird factor. Charles Baker “Dill” Harris doesn’t develop and mature throughout the story. In this way, he is seen as a mocking bird because he’s innocent by his childish actions. His childish actions flow throughout To Kill A Mockingbird and he never changes this lifestyle, because that’s all he knows how to do. An example of this is in the court scene when we wasn’t aware of what’s going on, “Dill leaned across me and asked Jem what Atticus was doing”(Lee 254). In this scene the children snuck into the courthouse to listen to Atticus defend Tom Robinson, and Dill is questioning what is happening in the court.This scene is an example of

The characters in To Kill A Mockingbird and the people in our society don’t understand our world until they’ve experienced a loss of innocence. Growing up is a hard part of life. When people are younger, they’re naive and not aware of anything outside their home. When experiencing loss of innocence, people are more aware of right and wrong. People are beginning the rules and concepts of life. Experiencing a life lesson can lead to a loss of innocence. People are finally maturing and understanding situations from others perspectives.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, losing one's innocence is a major factor in shaping each of the characters personalities and beliefs in the story. By looking at The Inevitably of the Loss of Innocence, we can see that as each of the characters are growing up, they get more shocked by the reality of the harsh world because they have not yet learned hatred in their peers and community and because of the realization that not everybody is kind and has good morals. This is important because Lee displays this theme in the story by creating conflicts such as Tom Robinson's trial and the children's reaction to the verdict. Lee uses characterization for Boo Radley by giving the audience an overview about people's view on him and the horrifying

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee provides three characters that symbolize the loss of innocence. These symbols are linked to the mockingbird. They are Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, and Mayella Ewell.

In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird a major theme is the loss of innocence. Whether from emotional abuse, racial prejudice or learning, Boo, Tom, and Scout all lose their innocence in one sense or another. The prejudice that each character endures leads to their loss. Through the responses of Boo, Tom, and Scout, Harper Lee shows how each character responded differently to their loss of innocence.

Lucy Hooper, an American editor, novelist, poet, and playwright, once said, “Innocence is a flower which withers when touched.” Innocence is, in fact, a very interesting and complicated state of being. The literal definition of innocence is the state in which one is free of guilt. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the mockingbird is used a metaphor for innocence and people who are victimized and mistreated, but are completely harmless and innocent. the mockingbird is represented by and represents Arthur “Boo” Radley , who was misjudged by society and was a recluse, Charles Baker Harris (Dill), who felt unappreciated by his family, and represented childhood innocence, and Tom Robinson, who was victimized, crippled, and accused of raping

Despite the clear evidence proving Tom guilty, the conviction from the jury leads to the doubt of credibility within the judicial system. With such an injustice on a federal level, Scout knows she is incapable of doing anything about it, forcing her to find a way to cope. “She learns that people can tell lies and are not necessarily good people” (Eriksson). She is brought into close contact with people that do not share the same values as her, giving her a sense of how different people are from each other. She believes that this difference is due to the way that each person is raised and that “there’s just one kind of folks.

¨Over time, naturally, you lose your innocence from gaining knowledge. You can't be innocent forever, but there's something in innocence you need to regain to be creative.¨ (Albert Hammond) In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Jem loses his innocence from gaining knowledge about Tom Robinson's case.

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, innocence is the most common theme; it is seen in many aspects of the book, including character traits and actions. Atticus Finch, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson all demonstrate this characteristic, but all in completely different ways. The way this theme is shown is through the metaphorical use of mockingbirds; they "... don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy... but sing their hearts out for us", which is why it it a sin to kill them; they are innocent creatures (Lee chapter 10).

Throughout the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the mockingbird is a symbol of innocence. It’s shown through Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, and Jem and Scout. The mockingbird symbolizes innocence and that you should never hurt something that is innocent. In the beginning of the story, Atticus tells Jem and Scout that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (103).

By the end of the novel, it shows that Scout has matured from learning to stick to her beliefs and ways of thinking. She displays this during the Tom Robinson case.

Jem and Scout have a life altering encounter end their childhood with the case of Tom Robinson. Their father, the lawyer of Tom Robinson is under a lot of public scrutiny. Scout is being targeted by kids at school. Atticus had told her to not get into any more fights. “My fists were clenched and I was ready to let fly. Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting any more; I was far too old and too big for such childish things, and the sooner I learned to hold in, the better off everybody would be” (77). Scout had matured very quickly in a

Scout went through a phase where she spoke profane words such as damn and hell.