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To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee: Character Analysis

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Luis Garcia once stated that “In the end, hurting a good person will only hurt you more when you realize not many genuine people exist. You just took a major loss” This is demonstrated in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, where a brother and sister learn morals and equality in a town of prejudice and racism. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee demonstrates two characters that symbolize mockingbirds; Tom Robinson and Arthur “Boo” Radley.

Harper Lee uses mockingbirds to describe someone who only does good for others. Uncle Jack gifts Scout and Jema air rifles for Christmas. Atticus tells them not to shoot any mockingbirds. Scout, confused with Attucus' statement, asks Miss. Maudie what he means. She responded that “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for [them] to enjoy… they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for [them]. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). Mockingbirds are creatures who don't bother anyone, they are innocent creatures. In this novel, there are also characters that are also innocent and who have never done anything bad. A mockingbird …show more content…

This is because Tom helps Mayella Ewell almost every day with some of her chores. However, Tom later gets accused of the rape of Mayella and is put on trial. When Tom is on the stand Atticus asks him if he is paid for helping Mayella. Tom responded with no, “not after she offered [him] a nickel the first time. [He] was glad to do it, Mr. Ewell didn’t seem to help her none, and neither did the chillun, and [Tom] knowed she didn't have no nickels to spare” (256). Tom has the temerity to feel sorry for a white woman, so he is put on trial for something he didn't do. Like a mockingbird, Tom is only kind to Mayella by assisting her with her chores. His only goal is to help her out because he knows her family will not. Tom symbolizes a mockingbird because of his chivalrous acts toward

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