There is an entire array of diverse and unique characters in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Some innocent, like Scout and Atticus, and some not so innocent, like Bob Ewel. Innocence plays a large role in this story, as characters are attacked or even just plain mean to someone who did nothing wrong. The symbol for innocence in this book is the mockingbird. What is a mockingbird? It is a bird that does nothing but sing beautiful songs for us. As Atticus states, “Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit them. But remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” () That quote is the most important use of figurative language in this book, as it directly ties into the later events of the story. For example, the trial of Tom Robinson. Tom