To Kill a Mockingbird The title of To Kill a Mockingbird isn’t significant to a lot of people who read or hear about the book, but when you uncover the true meaning behind the title, the book 's events make much more sense. To Kill a Mockingbird’s connection from the title to the rest of the books is shown when Tom Robinson is convicted for something he didn 't do, what Jem thinks about innocence, and what Scout thinks of Boo Radley. References to the essence of the mockingbird are spread throughout the book, showing that when the innocent are accused bad things will happen. During the trial, lots of tension between the black and white community arose. Miss Maudie was one of the first people to explain to the kids how wrong the trial was …show more content…
Boo Radley teaches Scout to accept other people and that it 's perfectly fine to live a quiet and different life. A great example of this is shown when Scout walks Boo home after the Bob is killed, she waits until he gets inside and then stands on his porch and looks out at the neighborhood and says, “Atticus was right, one time he said you never really know a man until you are standing in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough.” (Lee 279). Scout realizes that some people are different but it 's not necessarily a bad thing, and you shouldn 't judge them because of things you 've heard. Very similar to what everyone thinks about the mockingbird. It 's perfectly innocent until someone comes along and kills it and that what can cause mayhem everywhere. As you can see Tom Robinson helps Jem understand right from wrong, which compares greatly to the morals of killing a mockingbird, you have to decide whether it 's right or wrong. Miss Maudie teaches Jem and Scout about why the entire trial is wrong in her eyes which helps them see the innocence in people. The most important lesson is the one learned by Scout, she learns that what you see on the surface may not be what 's actually inside. In other words, near the end of the book Jem and Scout see that human nature isn’t perfect but there 's certain lines that