• "To Kill a Mockingbird" and what the Actually Saying "Never Kill a Mockingbird Means"

     

    Essays2 Literature

Evaluation:
Published: 31.07.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays '"To Kill a Mockingbird" and what the Actually Saying "Never Kill a Mockingbird M', 1.
  • Essays '"To Kill a Mockingbird" and what the Actually Saying "Never Kill a Mockingbird M', 2.
Extract

It's a sin to kill anyone who cant defend themselves properly whether children, Handicaps, shun-ins, or anyone else who isn't able. In To kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, these individuals are referred to as mockingbirds. Some of the characters who are like mockingbirds are, Tom Robinson, Jem, Scout, and Boo Radley. All of these people are discriminated against, judged by how old they are, their race, or the fact that some lives are not as open as others. The individuals that fall under these categories are mockingbirds. In "Mockingbird" all of the characters that are mockingbirds gets hurt in some way or another. This is a sin. On page 104 in "To Kill a Mockingbird" Atticus states, "Shoot al the bluebirds you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
Boo Radley is the perfect example of a mockingbird. He locks himself inside his house. He only sees family and has only seen them for thirty some odd years.

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