The classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, isn’t just a book about a
Mockingbird. The novel teaches us many life lessons that we can take action. The characters each play a role to teach us something that we can learn from. You could use the term, “They took a bullet for us,” which means they went through tough situations that we most likely won’t have to endure, because we already learned from them. The three characters that went through the toughest times, however, are Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley.
Atticus Finch, in my opinion, is the most important character in the novel. People use the term that Atticus is “colorblind,” which means he sees everyone as an equal. He teaches his kids about treating everyone as an equal, and also about prejudice. The song, Father, and Son, by Cat
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Imagine this song being in Atticus’s perspective,
“It’s not time to make a change. Just relax, take it easy. You’re still young, that’s your fault.
There’s so much you have to know. Find a girl, settle down. If you want, you can marry. Look at me, I am old, but I’m happy.” The man Atticus defends at the trial, Tom Robinson is a great example of him being “colorblind.”
Tom Robinson was supposedly accused of raping a poor woman named, Mayella Ewell, according to a few people. He is put on a trial, but because he is colored, the only person who
Wattay 2 would defend him would be Atticus. Plus, Tom Robinson most likely didn’t have a good chance because he was colored. The song, Blackbird, by The Beatles, is a great example of Tom
Robinson wanting to be free. “Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to be free.” However,