Examples Of Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird

Innocence varies on the person, someone may be lying or you're actually innocent. Innocence is a big theme in To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee shows many examples of innocence through characters in the novel. Innocence is a big theme that stood out to me. Tom Robinson, hard working man, helps other from the kindness of his soul and attends church. Bob Ewell, town dirtbag, white trash, drinker and poacher. Now who’s word are you gonna take? During the novel Bob Ewell accuses Tom Robinson of raping his daughter,Mayella Ewell. Atticus explained to Jem and Scout that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird and Miss Maudie testifies that. “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

Boo Radley is a character that never goes out of his house and has a lot of myths about him. One myth about him is he stabbed scissors into his parents leg. Scout, Jem, and Dill play the Boo radley game where they reenact the myths about Boo. “According to Miss Stephanie Crawford, Boo was sitting in the livingroom cutting some items from the Maycomb Tribune to paste in his scrapbook. His father entered the room. As Mr Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities.”(Lee 11). In the end of the book Boo comes out and saves Scout and Jem from an attack from Bob Ewell. Boo fends them off and stabs Bob and kills him. Jems not in the best condition he is knocked out and is needing medical attention. Atticus thought Jem killed Bob but Mr Tate says Bob fell on the knife and said “There’s a black boy dead for no reason, and the man responsible is dead. Let the dead bury the dead this time Mr Finch. Let the dead bury the dead.”(Lee 276). Boo Radley killed Bob but it would be like killing a mockingbird because Boo doesn't do anything to anyone but mind his own