Examples Of Tkam In To Kill A Mockingbird

Mockingbirds are known for their beautiful song and mimicking the tune of other birds. They don’t eat your flowers and nest in places that are inconvenient for people. There is no reason to kill these birds and that is why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. So how does a lucid bird like this manage to recur in multiple characters in To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM)? TKAM is narrated by a ten year old girl named Jean Louise Finch, or better known as Scout. She recounts the events leading up to how her older brother, Jem broke his arm. They become fascinated with a man named Arthur “Boo” Radley and Scouts young brain runs rampant with conclusions based off of nothing but her own thoughts about this man. All of this goes on in the middle of a trial

An old dog named Tim Johnson is a good example of a mockingbird in TKAM because he is seen walking down the street and ultimately paid the price for it. “He’s just moseyin’ along, so slow you can’t hardly tell,” (Lee 123). Scout sums up Tim's current state fairly well, just an innocent dog, making his way down the road. Furthermore, the Johnson’s dog is past his prime and is looking for a place to die. “I thought mad dogs foamed at the mouth, galloped, leaped and lunged at throats and I thought they did it in August,” (Lee 125). Other than it only happening in August, Scout could not be more correct. This just further reinforces the fact that Tim Johnson was harmless. Just because a dog is walking down the street, does not mean he deranged and needs to die. If he was trying to hurt anyone, he would have done it by that time.Correspondingly, the sheriff still felt obligated to put people out of harm's way and ordered Atticus “One Shot” Finch to finish this decayed dog off. “The rifle cracked. Tim Johnson leaped, flopped over and crumpled on the sidewalk in a brown and white heap,” (Lee 127). That was the end of ol’ Tim Johnson, the people of Maycomb felt like he was a menace to their city and did away with him. Did he deserve to be killed? Of course not, he was just old, if he wanted to hurt people he could have, but he chose not to. Tim Johnson is a mockingbird in TKAM because he did not deserve to be harmed, yet he was

A black man accused of raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell. In this time period, it was easy to convict a black man of a crime that he may not have done. Tom had a dysfunctional left arm and the right side of Mayella’s face is beaten. Take a minute to think about that one, that does not add up. Also a doctor was never called to the scene. Why would someone’s father not call a doctor after their daughter was raped? Because maybe she was never touched by Tom. “Mr. Ewell didn’t seem to help her none, and neither did the chullin,” (Lee 256). Tom sincerely felt bad for Mayella because she does not get the same affection that others receive. When she asked him for help one day, she tried to kiss him because she needed the attention of another person. Of course she is not going to admit this to the jury because it would make her look bad and it would hurt their case. Mayella’s drunk father, Bob Ewell is the one who beat her, not Tom. With this in mind, and the evidence there, but with a racist jury present, Tom is charged with rape and beating a woman. Atticus, Tom’s lawyer, is sure they will win the appeal and tells Tom to wait for the call. Mr. Robinson had other plans, he was going to try to escape. “Toms dead,” “Didn’t they try to stop him? Didn’t they give him a warning?” (Lee 315). Tom tried to escape, but his gimp left arm slowed him down when climbing the fence. He was shot seventeen times. After an unfair trial, the