In reading the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, you learn the title insinuates that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because a mockingbird only produces beautiful music. You can also interpret from events in the novel that people of the town of Maycomb are like mockingbirds; they never offend anyone in the town. The two characters this concept applies to the most are Tom Robinson and Boo Radley.
Tom Robinson in To Kill A Mockingbird is accused of raping Mayella Ewell. He is a black man accused by a white woman. The judge of the town appoints Mr. Atticus Finch as his attorney, but since he was a black man, the case was already lost. Mr. Atticus still took the case and fought to win. He is like a mockingbird in the novel because he never bothered anyone in the town. Atticus taught his children that Tom being found guilty, going to jail, and being shot down was a sin like killing a mockingbird. In the novel it says, "Senseless killing- Tom had been given due process of......

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Title: To Kill A Mockingbird
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