To Kill A Mockingbird Symbolism Analysis

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960, is a fictitious novel that thoroughly depicts the racial prejudice of the black population, in America, during the 1930s. The novel is narrated by Scout Finch, who is recalling her experience for the reader. The novel focuses on Scout’s maturing into adulthood and understanding of the good and evil in the world in which she lives. Lee uses the grim reality of the world to contrast the innocence of the children in the beginning of the novel. This creates the ongoing conflict between morals and corruption that reoccurs throughout the course of the novel, specifically discrimination. Lee also creates complex characters that help construct an intriguing plot and makes the reader think

The novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” written by Harper Lee, is a narrative told from the first person perspective of the character Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. It follows the story of Scout and her immediate society, relaying the destruction of innocence. The theme that the tale conveys, along with the underlying messages, would be contemplated differently if the author had told the story from a different point of view. Lee’s sleepy and southerly conformed ideas corral concepts provoked during the process of reading the work from both the geographical location and time period’s eyes.

One of the purest and mysterious birds known to man is the mockingbird. They are untouched, unsung, and unappreciated for the beautiful music they create with their slender bills. It is known as a sin to kill such birds, as they do nothing but good. Mockingbirds are also territorial and protective over young, and they only choose to sing at night. Images of them are distorted, as some children try to shoot them and others do not give them enough praise for their songs. "Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird," (Chapter 10). With all this in mind, Harper Lee wrote a classic novel. She made one of the most iconic symbols in literature among three men and the unsung bird. Atticus, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley are all men who tie to the symbolism of the mockingbird, yet it all correlates in different ways.

To Kill A Mockingbird (TKAM) by Harper Lee, is set in the insular town of Maycomb where people are unwilling to go against traditions despite the unfair nature of them. Through TKAM

In today's society men, women and children experience prejudice in their daily lives, either as victims themselves or being guilty of using prejudice towards others simply due to the differences between them. In the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee, Harper shows a realistic portrayal of the 1930s, a time full of prejudice against blacks, Discrimination against the white folks who associate with colored folks, and inequality due to poverty. The novel is told by a young tomboy called Scout. In the novel, Lee describes the outlook of life involving her widowed father, Atticus, and his legal defense of Tom Robinson, a local black man falsely accused of raping a white woman. During the three years surrounding the trial, Scout and her older brother, Jem witness first hand the consequences of prejudice and hate while at the same time witnessing the values of courage and integrity through their father's example.

How does one’s mentality grow as they get older? Many people start gaining a more mature outlook as they get older, from realizing that Santa is fake or that the government is corrupt. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the characters grow up as the story progresses, both literally and figuratively. Harper Lee uses the characterizations of Jem extreme naïvete, Scout’s interesting adult reactions, and the way Boo Radley is viewed to show how the opinions of others will change as people learn more about them.

The novel is written and based in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. It’s narrated by a little girl by the name of Jean Louise Finch, and the nickname Scout. Scout explains how she views her life in these years in Maycomb County. How her father, Atticus protects his defendant Tom Robinson in court, and how her, her brother Jem and her friend Dill grow up together fantasizing over Boo Radley, and wanting to see him come out of the Radley house. We also get a look into how life was during the Great Depression and how racism was at it’s peak during this time, and coloured people were discriminated for being different tones of skin colour.

From childhood to adulthood, all of us will go through maturation at some point in our lives. Some mature quicker than others, but it’s essential for daily lives as we all turn into adults, adulthood doesn’t refer as much to the age you are but how mature you have become throughout the years. To Kill A Mockingbird revolves around the finch family and the kids imagination and creative games dealing with a recluse known as “Boo Radley”. Atticus, the father, is a lawyer who takes on a case of a black man, with racism being a huge part in Maycomb County in the 1930’s, but he still fights for him, out of the kindness of his heart since he believes in helping the man get what he truly deserves. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee characterizes Jem as a child who matures from a young boy to a thoughtful young man.

It can be argued that the customs and environment around a person can influence their thoughts and opinions. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee exposes the reader to characters who have prejudices against others because of their skin color or wealth. The novel is about a young girl growing up during the Great Depression in Alabama, being exposed to prejudices and racism in her community as she grows up. The protagonist, Scout, meets young, poor boy, Walter Cunningham, during the course of the novel, and she notices that he is treated differently by others. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee uses the cultural customs and setting around the characters of Calpurnia, Atticus, and Miss Caroline to express their attitudes on social class by criticizing Walter Cunningham.

The purpose of a  justice system is to provide justice for all which accomplished through convicting, punishments, and protecting all who are innocent. If the justice was to fail us how  else can unsure the fairness of all criminal cases ? The idea of a unfair instituted government is explored within the novel To Kill a Mockingbird through the perspective of a six year old girl named scout. Her brother Jem and herself experience the bias views of Tom Robinson's trial, who is accused of rapping a white women. Atticus, Jem and Scouts father attempts to defend him in a trail that is being taken place in 1930’s. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses characterization, conflict, and diction in order to convey the idea that a justice system that is influenced by racism can cause the outcome to be unfair and effect the people who are involved significantly, we must enter a situation with an unbiased mind to achieve a fair way of life.

One of Harper Lee’s best selling novels is “To kill a mockingbird”. It is set during the early 20th century in the fictional town of Maycomb. This book shows a lot of themes and many characters represent the title. In the novel Atticus tells Scout and Jem that “It is a sin to kill a mockingbird”. Miss Maudie goes on to explain that the mockingbird is harmless and that it’ only purpose is to sing and for people’s enjoyment. There are three characters in this novel that strongly symbolize the innocent harmless bird. These following characters throughout this novel show the loss of their innocence or they are people who have been injured/destroyed by their innocence.The characters are Tom Robinson,Scout and Boo Radley.

“To Kill a Mocking Bird” is a 1962 film based off Harper Lee’s 1960 prize winning novel. The movie revolves around Atticus Finch, a widowed father and lawyer in Maycomb, Alabama during the early 1930’s, and his children, Jean Louis “Scout” Finch and Jeremy Atticus “Jem” Finch. The movie is actually a span of three years, during which we watch the children go from spending their summers playing outside and spying on the mysterious but widely rumored Author “Boo” Radley to attending school and learning about the prejudice in their community. Although Atticus is an attorney in a southern community during a time of racisms and depression, he believes that all people, including african americans and the poor, deserve a fair trial. In the movie we even see Atticus accept hickory nuts and other produce from a local man to pay for his services.

“Hypocrisy is the mother of all evil and racial prejudice is still her favourite child” (Don King). To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee and tells about a small town called Maycomb, Alabama where the novel’s narrator, Scout, lives. The plot of this novel centers around a court case involving a man who is black, Tom Robinson, as the defendant and a girl who is white, Mayella Ewell, as the victim. This court case takes place because Mayella Ewell claims Tom Robinson raped her. Typically in Maycomb when a charge goes against a man who is black, he is prosecuted without a trial ever taking place. This occurs as a result of the largely present racism in Maycomb. However, in the case of Tom Robinson, he did receive a trial because.. Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, does not believe the town of Maycomb, Alabama is a just community because she has Atticus teach his children, Scout and Jem, about his anti-racist beliefs, and she has him oppose the citizens of Maycomb who have racist views.

All humans crave love and attention. Throughout history, and even today, people fight for freedom, for justice, and for equality. One thing these have in common is that they are all another name for acceptance. To simplify terms, humans want to be accepted. Even the award winning classic novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee conveys the message of the presence of prejudice and the unaccepting ways of society. From the oppression of colored people, to the mockery and exile of a white man who has resorted to locking himself up, to a basic white family fighting for what's right, racism, prejudice, and craving acceptance is a prominent theme of To Kill A Mockingbird.

“I always thought that Maycomb folks were the best folks in the world,”(246). Looking at the world through innocent eyes if a gift and does not last forever, as it fades the once bright, beautiful world fades into a dark, gloomy one. In the Historical-fiction novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, prejudice and racism are shown through the perspective of Jean Louise Finch, known as scout, and how it impacts family, and society. The novel is set back in the 1930s during the great depression and is centred around scout and Jem, and their adventures with the people of Maycomb and their father, Atticus. As the two children grow, they come to realize and understand the people and county of Maycomb. From reading the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, when a child is surrounded by racism and prejudice it forces children to grow up, and see the world as it is, resulting in is the loss of pure innocence. To kill a Mockingbird shows this through the maturity of the characters, the irony in the chapters, and the setting and timeline which the story takes place.