Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel that is set in a fictional town Maycomb Alabama during the great depression. It follows the experiences of Scout and Jem. The novel is told from Scout's perspective and shows how they explore the theme of innocence throughout the novel. The main plot centers on the court trial of Tom Robinson, who is falsely accused of raping a white woman. Scout's dad is Tom's defendant. Meanwhile, Tom has conflicts with the whole town. The trail shows how cruel people are in the South. Meanwhile, Scout, Jem, and Dill become fascinated with their antisocial neighbor Authur. They created games and made up stories about him. At the end of the trial, Tom Robinson is convicted, which ultimately ends up with violent …show more content…
“It's a sin to kill a mockingbird" is described as innocence since Scout and Jem were given air rifles. Atticus warms both of them and gives tells them that “he can shoot any blue jays he wants, but not to shoot a mockingbird because it’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird, they don't do anything besides make music for us to enjoy. They don’t even nest in corncribs, They don’t do one but sing their hearts for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”. Atticus is trying to show that you should be kind and compassionate with others who are innocent and understand that it is harmful to harm them in any way. Throughout the novel, the air rifle is referred to as the symbol of the children growing up and understanding the world around them. It shows that it comes to the understanding that the power to harm others also carries a great responsibility to use that power wisely and with compassion. They also describe Tom Robinson as a mockingbird since he was falsely accused of rapping a white woman. He did nothing wrong and was killed just because of the color of his skin. He emphasizes this point by telling Jem and Scout it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird Making Tom Robinson refer to as a mockingbird. He emphasizes that killing a mockingbird comes to be a metaphor for harming …show more content…
During the trial, the children notice that it’s not based on justice and how it’s based on lies and injustice and demonstrating how the children lose their morals. At the end of the trial, the guy was never going to win because their society relies on racism. Jem says “ doesn’t make it right. You can’t convict a man on evidence like that”. This demonstrates that Jem knows that the conviction of Tom Robinson is prejudiced against black people. It also shows that Jem has grown to be more mature through that time frame which causes him to lose his innocence from the court case and most people of his community are against it. This describes that the world is always not fair and that their beliefs and values may be not shared with others, the trial was a turning point in their lives. as they began to understand the difficulties of the world and how “they need to fight for what is right and what they