"Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." (Lee 103). The context of the quote is that during Christmas, Scout’s uncle gave her and Jem shotguns, and they decide to go shooting with them, and Atticus tells them that. The quote means that since mockingbirds do no harm and just provide nature with singing, it is not right to kill them. I think that the mockingbirds represent two characters in the book, who are Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. Tom

To Kill a Mockingbird is written by Harper Lee and the novel was published in 1960. There are a lot of important messages throughout the novel, that eventually, allowed Harper to receive the Pulitzer Prize award. The three main themes of To Kill a Mockingbird are: walking in someone’s shoes, children see the truth more clearly than adults, and it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. One of the themes presented throughout the book is placing yourself in someone else’s shoes. It was first introduced when

“‘it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”’ “The varmints had a lean time of it, for the Ewells gave the dump a thorough gleaning every day, and the fruits of their industry (those that were not eaten) made the plot of ground around the cabin look like the playhouse of an insane child: what passed for a fence was bits of tree-limbs, broomsticks and tool shafts, all tipped with rusty hammer-heads, snaggle-toothed rake heads, shovels, axes and grubbing hoes, held on with pieces of barbed wire” (Lee 228)

To Kill a Mockingbird, published by Harper Lee, has many positive influences and lessons. The novel portrays what life was like during the 1930’s for a young white woman and her closest peers. Because To Kill a Mockingbird provides a different view on society during the 1930’s and such influential life lessons, it should be taught in today's classes. Harper Lee’s book, To Kill a Mockingbird, does not contain the typical point of view that is usually seen on the racial issue during the 1930’s. As

In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. The title is very significant because mockingbirds are a symbol of peace and innocence. The title incinuaties that killing a mockingbird is actually the destroying of this innocence. Mockingbirds are a symbol of peace. For example, on page 119 “Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” In this quote the direct meaning is that Atticus doesnt want his children targeting innocent things, and

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird is a lasting tale of growing up and learning what the meaning of right from wrong is. The story is as significant today as it was when it was written in 1960 because no matter what era we live in; to kill an innocent person is an outrage when the only thing they are guilty of is trying to live their lives peacefully. The Mockingbird is used as a symbolism for accusing an innocent person of a crime and is brought to the attention of the

To Kill A Mockingbird Essay To Kill A Mockingbird has many powerful themes and ideas that are represented. The most prominent the book is racism and loss of innocence. Many characters grow and develop throughout the novel as these themes become more evident. Scout, the young protagonist, begins to understand the world more as she becomes more involved in her father’s work. Various members of the community ostracize African Americans, for many different reasons. To Kill A Mockingbird displays

treated in return. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, an unfair court case, a misunderstood man, and symbolism are used to illustrate the theme of ethics and morality. To begin with, the first appearance of the symbolism is when Scout and Jem were gifted air rifles for Christmas and Atticus told Jem that he could, “Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (92). Atticus tells him this because mockingbirds have done nothing wrong, and only