"A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.", stated Mahatma Gandhi. This quote shows how even the most innocent can be depicted guilty. The way society has the ability to blindly point fingers. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, and Tim Johnson represent the mockingbird because they have been punished and depicted guilty, though they are innocent.
Tom Robinson was a faultless man who represented the innocent mockingbirds. Mr. Tom Robinson was only helpful and did favors and chores for Miss Mayella Ewell. The only problem is that Tom Robinson is black and Maycomb county is very prejudice, so the instant Miss Mayella Ewell yelled, the case was practically over and, "Tom was dead man". We know Mr. Robinson was wrongly accused for raping Mayella Ewell, due to the overwhelming evidence that supports Mr. Robinson. In spite of all this, the people of Maycomb believe that he is the rapist, which is absurd. And as a result Tom Robinson was shot and killed in jail, which is compared to "the senseless slaughter of songbirds,". It not only shows that Tom Robinson did not get a fair
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Boo Radley is locked up in his house as punishment. Boo Radley is the mockingbird who has been hurt through association with evil. Boo is so innocent that even Scout is able to make a connection with him and mockingbirds, as she states that hurting Boo Radley would be like "shootin’ a mockingbird." Boo Radley is good child who is damaged by his barbaric father. Despite his abuse Boo Radley is still good at heart, at the end of the book Boo Radley comes to the rescue and saves "his children". This not only shows that Boo Radley is harmless, but it supports my claim, that Boo Radley is a mockingbird because he is punished though he means only