To Kill A Mockingbird

Boo Radley is another example of a character who symbolizes the mockingbird. Boo Radley is and innocent and harmless man who was accused of things he didn’t do. He did not mutilate animals or eat them raw, and he didn’t poison pecans. In the early chapters of the book he is thought to be a monster by most of Maycomb. Jem and Scout never saw that part of him. Boo gives the children gifts and even save their lives when they are attacked by Bob Ewell.

A lynch Mob came to Tom Robinsons gail that he was being held in. Atticus sat outside to protect him. A soft husky voice came from the darkness above “They gone?” Atticus stepped back and looked up “They’ve gone” he said “Get some sleep Tom.They wont bother you anymore”(Lee 15) Tom Robinson was minding his own business when the lynch mob came to him. This shows he symbolizes innocence. So as you can see Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are both strong symbols in the novel.

You can not truly understand a person or a group until you consider it from their point of view. Atticus introduces this idea to Scout in the beginning of the book, he says “‘ You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.’”(39). Atticus says this when Scout comes home with a problem from school. She tried defending the Cunningham boy because her teacher didn't know much about their town yet. Scout was upset about this because she didn't think she deserved to get in trouble, but Atticus explained that she should look at it from her teachers side and understand the teacher wasn't well informed on the people in Maycomb. Later on in the novel, Scout uses this lesson she learned from Atticus This is when she puts Boo in the darker area of the porch. In the text it says, “... I led him to the chair farthest from Atticus and Mr. Tate. It was in deep shadow. Boo would feel more comfortable in the dark.”(364). In this situation, Scout takes Boo’s needs into consideration, she thinks what would be best for him. She noticed how he hid in the dark corner and how eventually Atticus moved outside where it was darker for that reason. This is because Boo felt like an outcast and felt more comfortable where less people could see him. Also, Scout takes Boo’s point of view in a

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a book thick with symbolism and metaphors. It is a debatable fact that Scout, the female protagonist, is a symbol for innocence. Though the validity of her symbol is in doubt, I am certain that the symbol in this novel for injured faith, or broken innocence, is Boo Radley. That puts in question the reason why Boo continues to amble down the same road of apathy while Scout is being led down the path to unbiased maturity. I believe that Atticus, the father figure in the novel, is the subtle influence that raises Scout to be aware of the immoral actions around her but not to accept them. Prejudice corrupts a child’s progression of innocence to maturity, but Atticus keeps his children from assuming the attitude of the townspeople.

Jem Finch develops as a character throughout To Kill A Mockingbird. Jem grows and becomes more mature, ditching his childhood behavior (for the most part). He becomes more aware of Maycomb’s social conventions and loses his innocence.

Boo is a man that got locked inside his home as a child and never leaves. Everyone in the town thinks he’s creepy. Jem says, “Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom” (10). The thing that was going on in this quote was showing how they called him names and how he lived most of his life. The quote goes back to my thesis because they treated him wrong and talked about him for no reason at all. Boo has the mind of a child he never learned anything he’s even scared to walk in the dark Boo says, “will you walk me home” (372). He’s so scared of the dark he asked Scout which is a kid to walk him home. This thesis goes back to my thesis he is like an innocent child he also has the mind of

was evil.- Towards the end of the story Scout is not afraid of Boo she

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee tells a story of Scout Finch and her older brother, Jem, in the 1930's Alabama. In the beginning Scout, starts out as a very undeveloped child not knowing the prejudice times nearby, as the story progress she gains awareness of these times. Arthur "Boo" Radley remains an outsider who never sets foot outside his house. However he stands for a powerful symbol of goodness and innocence, leaving little presents for Scout and Jem in the knothole and saving the children at a well-timed moment. He represents the main "mockingbird" in the novel, a moral person damaged by the evil of society. Throughout the novel many would argue that Tom Robinson stands for the mockingbird throughout the story, but Boo Radley remains the true mockingbird because he helps Jem and Scout and later save their lives, additionally Heck Tate does not expose him as a hero which would equal "killing a mockingbird."

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a story of racial prejudice and social class set in a time when such narrow-mindedness was considered acceptable and apart of every day life in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. Narrated and based around Scout (Jean Louise) Finch and the many ordeals she and her brother (Jem) face in the years of their growing up; out of the childhood innocence they once possessed to realise the true evils of their community and shed false pretences surrounding the innocence of two such characters as Boo Radley and Tom Robinson for which the community of Maycomb had long

Jeremy Atticus Finch, or Jem, is one of the main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. He is the son of Atticus Finch and the brother of Scout Finch. At the beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem is an immature ten year old, and at the end, he is a much more mature thirteen year old. At the beginning of the book, Jem believes that bravery is through the acceptance of dares given to him.

Over the course of three short years, Jem begins to see the world in a different way. Through many lessons from his father, Atticus, he gradually understands the unjust logic of the world. Jem’s character symbolises the idea of bravery and it becomes evident as his definition of courage changes over the course of the story. Jem starts out as a kid who

Discrimination and prejudice were very common acts in the early and middle 1900 's. Prejudice in this book is displayed by the acts of hate and misunderstanding because of someone 's color. People of color were the majority that were treated unfairly. During this time in the southern states, black people had to use separate bathrooms, drinking fountains, sections in restaurants, churches, and even go to separate schools. Although much of the discrimination was directed towards blacks, there were plenty of accounts towards impoverished families by those that had money. Some people thought blacks were automatically dumb because of their color.

At this point in the novel, Scout’s perception of Boo is

He acts superior and pretends he knows everything when he is around Scout. The “grown up and mature” picture that he is trying to paint for himself is superficial and stereotypical. Jem starts to become “difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody” and he slowly grows apart from Scout as he finally acknowledges the age differential in between them (153). During this time period, readers can find Jem reading a newspaper like Atticus instead of playing with Scout and Dill. His infuriating ego and superiority drives Scout insane as Jem starts to find more instances to tell Scout that she won’t understand what “ ‘we grown folks’ “ do (184).

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a book thick with symbolism and metaphors. It is a debatable fact that Scout, the female protagonist, is a symbol for innocence. Though the validity of her symbol is in doubt, I am certain that the symbol in this novel for injured faith, or broken innocence, is Boo Radley. That puts in question the reason why Boo continues to amble down the same road of apathy while Scout is being led down the path to unbiased maturity. I believe that Atticus, the father figure in the novel, is the subtle influence that raises Scout to be aware of the immoral actions around her but not to accept them. Prejudice corrupts a child’s progression of innocence to maturity, but Atticus keeps his children from assuming the attitudes of the townspeople.