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The Theme Of Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

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in the story "to kill a mockingbird," it comes to represent the idea of innocence in the book, a number of characters (jem, tom, dill, boo, and scout) can be identified as mockingbirds because they have been injured or destroyed through contact of evil. just like when atticus gives his children guns for Christmas, he tells them not to shoot at mockingbirds. the becomes a metaphor to scout, because a mockingbird doesn't do any harm. I believe this mockingbird in our own society, is just like kids at school. for example, in the story scout describes boo at a mockingbird. she does this because he does no harm, and has been only a joy in the kids lives. he is targeted by society for no reason, other than hes different. just like tom robinson
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