To Kill A Mockingbird Response

I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and I finished the book. This novel is about a quiet town in 1930s Alabama. In the first half of the novel, Jem, Scout, and Dill spend time with each other, pass the time, and get in to mischief. The town is quaint and innocent. In the second half of the novel, the children are put in hard situations. It is here where the children, as well as the whole town, are forced to deal with discrimination and prejudice because of a trial between a black man accused of rape and a white woman. This matures Jem, Scout, and Dill, and the town is forced to deal with racism. In this journal, I will be evaluating. In this journal, I will be evaluating the mockingbirds of the novel. First, Tom Robinson is a

A world where a black person is cast aside like a pile of garbage is daunting to imagine, but it is more daunting to live in. The jury who sentenced him as well as the whole town knew he was innocent, but in their eyes he was guilty of being black. In that setting, being black was more than enough evidence to get sentenced to whatever a white person accused a black man of doing because black people were not trusted. Without a doubt, Tom is a mockingbird because he was punished for an act he did not commit. Furthermore, Tom Robinson is a mockingbird because he never harmed anyone. Tom was put in the predicament that led to his death because he wanted to help a woman that he felt sorry for. Tom took a risk to do what he has done his entire life. It is sad and honorable that Tom Robinson died because he helped Mayella in her time of need, but it is horrifying that she turned her back on him and accused him of rape. Tom may have lost his life, but throughout his life he was a great person. He never harmed anyone, and he always put other people’s needs over his own. This clearly shows that he is a mockingbird. In addition, Tom had no reason to

Tom is a precise example of a mockingbird because he had no reason to be killed; yet he was still attacked and harmed by the people of Maycomb. This infuriated Mr. Underwood, as it should because a life was lost for no reason, and all life is sacred. One cannot place the blame of Tom’s death on Maycomb, but they should blame all of humanity for being cruel, racist, and full of prejudice. Tom was killed because of social unjust, so in a way, humanity as a whole killed him. As shown, Tom died for no reason other than humanity’s cruelty, and this makes him a mockingbird. Next, Boo Radley is a mockingbird. As stated by Jem, “I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time... it's because he wants to stay inside” (Lee 304). This is supported as Boo Radley was accused of committing many crimes and being a cruel person. This slander towards Boo Radley impacted him immensely as it would to anyone. It had a huge role in him staying secluded and isolated because he did not want to witness the cruel remarks directed towards him first hand. Boo Radley was abused by the