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    still try to kill the human mockingbirds. Boo Radley, Tom Robinson and Atticus Finch are representations of mockingbirds. Boo Radley is a representation of the innocence of a mockingbird. Though Boo is innocent he is misjudged by society. The people of Maycomb view Boo as a monster. “According to Miss Stephanie, Boo was sitting in the livingroom cutting some items....his father entered the room. As Mr. Radley

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    Tom Robinsons character analyze Tom Robinson a character in “to kill a mocking bird” by Harper Lee innocent but guilty at the same time. There are many other characters to choose from, but Tom’s character was over looked, because he doesn’t change his words or actions. He is innocent in his action, but guilty in a racist society, because he is African American. In this book we see that Tom is not a main character until the end of the book. This character plays a small, but significant role in the

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    role of the mockingbird is Tom Robinson. Atticus defended Tom when he was accused of taking advantage of Mayella Ewell. This essay should prove why Tom is a good person for the role of the mockingbird. Tom would be a great mockingbird because he is innocent. In the book, Maudie explains to Scout, “‘Your father’s right,’ she said, ‘Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy” (Lee 119). Mockingbirds are only there to make us feel relaxed and happy. Tom wasn’t anything but nice to

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    young black man, Tom Robinson, who is accused of raping a young woman in the South during the 1930s. He is falsely convicted and sent to jail. In the final chapters of the novel, the reader learns that Tom is shot 17 times by the guards while trying to escape. In the novel, a mockingbird is a symbol for everything that is good, pure, and innocent. A character that is a mockingbird is Tom Robinson. He is a mockingbird because he is accused of raping Mayella Ewell, but he is innocent, and he did not

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    March 16,2016 Tom Robinson, The Harmless and Innocent Mocking Birds are harmless or what we called an endangered species. They are kind not like other birds for example, blue jays they don’t care to others. Mockingbirds were appreciated to Maycomb because they enjoyed the music they made. Since Mockingbirds is innocent and have a good reputation it become a sin to kill them because they didn’t cause harm to other animals or people. Do innocent birds like Mockingbirds deserve to die? But why there

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    man named Tom Robinson is also destroyed by racism. Tom Robinson is falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell who is a young white women. In the novel he is accused of raping Ewella simply due to his skin colour. Mayella’s abusive father, Bob Ewell uses Tom’s ignorance as an advantage, he proclaims that Tom Robinson is the guy who sexually assaults his daughter. Atticus decides to defend Tom Robinson because he believes that he is innocent. As he provides strong evidences that proves that Tom is innocent

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    Harper Lee, allowing various assumptions without even containing proof in some cases. Tom Robinson, being accused of rape is found guilty by many of Maycomb, but however his dark complexion leads others to believe this was the reason for him being put in this terrifying position, although he was actually innocent. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee a kind, pure altruistic individual, Tom Robinson, is

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    people even though they are innocent. Those people are like mockingbirds, as Harper Lee explains through the book To Kill a Mockingbird. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the mockingbirds are Boo Radley, Jem, and Tom Robinson. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jem Finch is a Mockingbird. A

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    cautioned, which symbolizes Tom Robinson’s innocence and misinterpretation in To Kill a Mockingbird. Tom Robinson is a misunderstood character in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Some people see Tom Robinson as a liar who raped Mayella Ewell, while others see Tom Robinson as an innocent hard-working man. The people who see him as a guilty man believe the word of the witnesses that try and prove his guilt throughout the entire court case. Many people view Tom Robinson as a black man who took advantage

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    you can hit 'em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird." Within the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson represents a mockingbird because he struggles to be seen as if he is innocent because of his skin color. The book was based in the 1930's when there was still segregation, so it was unpleasant for him because he was African American. Unfortunately, Tom gets accused of raping a white woman sending his life even more in a downward spiral. This leads to a series of events

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