I've always heard of the story “How to Kill a Mockingbird,” but never understood what that phrase meant or where it came from. As I grew, I figured out that the Author Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird at the beginning of the Civil Rights movement. This novel mainly focuses on Scout Finch. Scout’s father, Atticus, her brother Jem, and her Maid, all live in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s, during the great depression. Atticus, (the father) chooses to defend a black man, named Tom Robinson, who has been falsely accused of a crime he did not commit. In, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Harper Lee uses Tom Robinson, Bob Radley, and Jem as human mockingbirds, and therefore, symbols of innocence. To begin, Harper Lee uses Tom Robinson as a mockingbird. Tom Robinson was a hardworking and honest man, who was married with children. He has a crippled left arm that got injured in a cotton gin accident, so he took a break from working as much since he was also working for Mayella Ewell, and helping with chores. He was 25 years old when he was taken …show more content…
Scout and Jem have been greatly affected by their father's agreement to defend a black man in court. Even though they didn't physically do anything, that doesn't stop people from knowing what their father is doing, and bullying them. This develops the character of Jem and Scout at such a young age by showing racism at such a young age. A strong example of a different type of Mockingbird is Boo Radley. He was not liked not because of the color of his skin, but because he was different from other kids. He never went outside to play and was portrayed as scary. But behind closed doors, he was autistic and got abused by his father, who prevented him from having any type of contact with the outside world. Boo Radley's father takes care of him because he is autistic. Boo Radley’s father believes that anything that is pleasure, is a