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“It's a sin to kill a Mockingbird” it is a quote that transcends time; Now, this can mean many things, because all mockingbirds do is sing and spread happiness. Humans can also represent mockingbirds because of our diversity, and our uniqueness. Sometimes people are very hard to understand, but the only way that we do understand is if you climbed in their shoes.
Music can do the same when you hear songs that have heart and soul put into it you can feel the passion that it takes, but you still don't know why they wrote it or why they feel the way they do.There are answers and questions for everything. Three characters that embody music are
Atticus, Scout and Tom Robinson. They portray music because in the book they are very dynamic but yet we …show more content…

He is very consistent and rooted in his beliefs, he is the same in his alone time and when he isn't. Atticus screams his song, he doesn't whisper it, or speak it, he screams. “It doesn't matter if you're black or white”(By-Michael Jackson) This song most closely represents his beliefs, in the book he always states that he is color blind to skin. This is huge because in the town he is surrounded by racism, and for him to say he is color blind to skin, is meaningful to the black community. Not all heroes wear capes, and that's where he shines. He is the start to a new meaning of what equality should be.
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Scout is surrounded by hate and racism, but still doesn't seem to know what is truly going on. She is talked about because of the way she dresses and the choices she makes. A light bulb begins to light up in her head and she finally realizes the person she is. Scout has to learn to grow up and take risk to speak …show more content…

She found herself, and she knew what she wanted and did not want.
Tom is a very intelligent and a well mannered man, but has decided face the jury knowing the outcome was predetermined and an attempt to clear his name. Not only is he standing up for himself but he is standing up for all the injustices that all black people had to face when accused of a white person. Being in the time the book took place and even now, black people are assumed guilty because of the color of their skin. That is a big step for Tom because this could be a big change for the way people think. The song “Get up,Stand up” By Bob Marley, shows what Tom is being tried for. “Get up, stand up,Stand up for your right,Get up,stand up,Don't give up the fight” Tom stood up for his perceived rights, to include black people. Imagine the pain he had to go threw after being accused of raping a young girl. He stood for his rights, listened and made his points. Smith 3 To kill a mockingbird is like killing music, your destroying the ability to be empowered

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