Examples Of Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird sby Harper Lee exhibits numerous instances of innocence. But the mockingbird is more than just a flying bird, it has a deeper significance. There are numerous instances of the mockingbird, which resembles innocence, that demnstare this point. After receiving their guns the previous day, Scout and Jem want to go shooting. Miss Maudie remarks to them: “‘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. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird’” (Lee, 103). This quote states that the mockingbird leads a self-sufficient life as it flies through past the trees and sings its tunes. It goes about

Atticus goes against everyone's beliefs about racism because he helped Tom Robinson with his case. Atticus was explaining to Scout how he was going to side with Tom Robinson and added this: “‘The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience’” (Lee, 120). While Atticus and Scout are sitting in the living room Atticus tries to explain to Scout why he wants to side with him but why some people won’t agree with it. He wants to try and teach Scout why she should look at him as an inspiration and not someone different. Atticus tries to teach his kids the right way and not the way that the rest of the city goes by. Learning from Atticus, Scout is also one of the main characters who go against normal expectations. Continuing with the expectations, Scout punches Francis because he was making fun of her dad: “Francis looked at me carefully, concluded that I had been sufficiently subdued, and crooned softly, ‘N*****-lover…’ This time, I split my knuckle to the bone on his front teeth” (Lee, 96) First it was Cecil Jacobs and now it was Francis, she just had enough listening to bad things about her dad so she punched him. Scout went against the norm because girls never fought in this town and Scout felt like she was defending her dad. Atticus had explained what a n***** was so she knew what that meant and she was finally realizing how racist people were. She was following her dad as

Atticus says to Scout and Jem that you have to think about their perspective before you say bad things about them. He says that you never actually understand someone until you live their life. Atticus does the right thing by trying to teach this to Scout and Jem because he thinks this is the right way to do it and I agree. If Atticus teaches them young then maybe they will live by it when they get older. This quote meant a lot to me because I live by it. One example from my life was when I said bad things about someone then I learned more about them and regretted what I said. After this moment it changed how I saw people and I was more cautious about what I said to others. You should never talk negatively about someone because you never know what they are going through. People always have things going on whether it is acceptable or dreadful. Most of the time if they look glum or act bad something bad happens either at home or with other people and you just never know what it is. Putting yourself into their shoes and living their life would be very hard for you to understand especially if they have a bad home life. Everyone goes through bad things and you just never know when it will happen to