Boo Radley Quotes To Kill A Mockingbird

Mockingbirds: Boo Radley and Tom Robinson As stated by Miss Maudie, a character in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, “‘Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us (94). This quote shows us the importance of why you don’t kill a mockingbird. It portrays mockingbirds as very innocent animals that do nothing to harm us. They do not bother humans but rather make music for us instead. This quote lays out the basis for what a mockingbird is and what they symbolize. The novel presents several characters as mockingbirds, a representation of innocence injured or destroyed through contact with evil; specifically,

Boo Radley always locked himself in his house and did not interact with others but he does whatever it takes when he is needed. This is shown with this quote, “Before he went inside the house, he stopped in front of Boo Radley. ‘Thank you for my children, Arthur,’ he said” (Lee 279). This quote comes from after the incident when Bob Ewell attempted to harm and potentially kill the children. It is a significant quote because it shows that Boo Radley is innocent and just wants to do good. He is not evil and is locked up in the house as Jem, Scout, and Dill had fantasized. He instead just has his own shy ways but instead of worrying about that, he jumped into action, saving the kids. Atticus is even personally thanking him for his good deed which shows that Boo Radley has a good heart and is a hero. Another example of how Boo Radley is a mockingbird is, “‘Thank who?’ I asked. ‘Boo Radley. You were so busy looking at the fire you didn’t know it when he put the blanket around you’”(Lee 76). This quote yet again shows that Boo Radley has nothing but good intentions. He acts with kindness despite the fact that the children he is helping are the same ones who have attempted to torment him many times. He is often seen as a scary man and one that does not abide by the way Maycomb functions but he is quite innocent with his acts of kindness. These facts all prove that Boo Radley is an innocent

There are many ways that he is a mockingbird and it is shown several times throughout the novel such as when Atticus says, “‘I guess Tom was tired of white men’s and preferred to take his own’” (Lee 258). This quote is from when Tom was killed in an attempt to escape. Atticus is talking about how Tom Robinson felt the decisions and life in general went. He didn’t feel in control of anything that was going to happen in trial. He was then killed despite his peacefullnes and inoocence in the trial. Another example from the novel is, “‘Yes suh. I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more’n the rest of ‘em -’ ‘You felt sorry for her, you felt sorry for her?’ Mr Gilmer seemed ready to rise to the ceiling” (Lee 200). This shows that Tom is innocent because he did all the work for Mayella out of the goodness of his heart and pity. He is meaning to show he is a good man but since he is a black man this was not considered acceptable. He is innocent in this situation but yet is punished by society. Therefore, Tom Robinson is a