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Symbolism In To Kill A Mockingbird

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird is a lasting tale of growing up and learning what the meaning of right from wrong is. The story is as significant today as it was when it was written in 1960 because no matter what era we live in; to kill an innocent person is an outrage when the only thing they are guilty of is trying to live their lives peacefully. The Mockingbird is used as a symbolism for accusing an innocent person of a crime and is brought to the attention of the reader when the father tells the children about being responsible with guns. Atticus Finch is a decent man trying to do the right thing in a racially prejudiced Alabama town in 1935. The story is told from the viewpoint of his eight year-old daughter,
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