To+Kill+a+Mockingbird

In the novel,__To Kill a Mockingbird,__by Harper Lee, there are characters that represent mockingbirds. The two people in the story that are examples of mockingbirds are Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. A mockingbird is someone who minds their own business, this is what the books conveying to the reader. Also in the book, the dislike on these mockingbirds is more taken by children, not the adults, because the adults have seen it before. When Atticus took the role in defending Tom Robinson, he knew he was going to lose. During the trial, he only showed how he only wanted to help Mayella, by doing chores she asked him to do.”Yes suh. I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more than the rest of ‘em-“pg 197, Tom Robinson didn’t want to rape her or do any harm, just help her. This shows how Tom was really a nice person and represented a mockingbird. But a white person’s word always beats a black persons, thus in Tom losing.

The next person in Maycomb that is considered a mockingbird is Boo Radley. There were many rumors stating Boo ate squirrels and peeped in peoples windows. “The Radley’s, welcome anywhere in town, kept to themselves, a prediction unforgivable in Maycomb.” Pg 9, but all of these statements about Boo were false. He gave Scout and Jem various gifts. But most importantly he saved Jem and Scout by blocking Bob Ewell’s attack on them. Boo never wanted to hurt anyone, he just keep to himself instead of being out. He was still a normal person, and also a mockingbird.

After the trial and Tom Robinson’s death, Atticus is feeling a lot of sympathy but does not show it on the outside. He knows racial judgment happens all the time, so he gets over it without out showing much emotion. However, Jem, Dill, and Scout think this is wrong, and try to make it right. Atticus sees this and knows theres no other possible way to stop it, it is just how life is in Maycomb. Another way the children see false judgment from society is when Mr. Raymond tells them he is not really how he acts. "It ain't honest but it's mighty helpful to folks. Secretly Miss Finch, I'm not much of a drinker, but you see they could never, never understand that I live I do because that's the way I want to live."pg. 200, Mr. Raymond lies to others about how he acts so people don't question why he is married to a black woman. Many bad things happen and the adults just look at these people as having a normal life, but the children see it and try to take action.

The whole town of Maycomb is full of wrong judgements towards others. There are mockingbirds like Boo and Tom who are not liked because of who there are on the outside. False judgements are also given to when tragity happens. The adults don't care, but the kids do. They will soon turn into there parents view. But this is how growing happens, people change, so do their judgements.