Throughout the novel Harper Lee introduces the mockingbird, Tom and Boo are both victims of prejudices in their community. For Tom, who is an innocent negro man accused and also convicted of rape by a white jury, although Atticus Finch proved Toms innocence proves the ignorance to knowledge theme which is throughout the novel and film. Boo Radley is also a victim of this, first it was from the harsh views his father forced upon him and then it was also the town’s gossip and ignorance. Both of the event impacted largely on both of these men.
There are 2 main victims to cruelty in this book. Tom Robinson, who is a harmless victim of racism, accused of a crime he did not do. Boo Radley, who was poor, lonely, and uneducated on the outside. In the inside all he wanted were to have friends, he was just never taught how. Both men are judged for their outside appearance, and are given cruel punishment for no reason.
Atticus is a pariah because he tries to bring good into his community, he is very moral and principled. Boo Radley was rebuked by Maycomb society due to all the rumours and talk about him. Tom Robinson is an innocent man, who does not get treated equal among others because of his race. Boo,Tom, and Atticus are all somehow “harmed” by the community of Maycomb. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus, Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley are all metaphorically portrayed as mockingbirds because they are innocent and are condemned by society.
Arthur Radley, better known as Boo, exemplifies a mockingbird through his amiable actions and susceptibility to being misunderstood by society. During a fire at Miss Maudie’s house that causes
Harper Lee, narrows it down to a few “mockingbirds” in the story to show the struggle of being oppressed for the wrong reasons. Boo Radley has an endless cycle of gossip going around about him even though it may not be
To Kill A Mocking Bird The story of “To Kill A Mockingbird,” has many great lessons, racism, good and evil, not judging a person by their looks, etc. Harper Lee has stated in her book that Mockingbirds don’t do anything wrong and never kill them. Tom Robinson and Boo Radley can both be compared to mockingbirds, they both were wrongfully accused of being something they are not. Boo Radley is made out to be nefarious. Throughout the novel, Scout, Jem, and Dill make it a point to try and lure Boo out and try to talk to him.
Arthur Radley’s change in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee reflects the theme of prejudice. Throughout the book, Arthur Radley (whose nickname was “Boo” Radley since he was seen as a horrible person) was prejudged by the whole town of Maycomb because of his appearance, his past, and rumors that people had heard about him, but by the end he proves everyone wrong and it shows how he’s actually a brave and kind man. The first example of Arthur Radley being prejudged was when a boy named Jem who lived in Arthur’s town was explaining what looks like to his friend Dill, “Boo was about six and a half feet tall, judging from his tracks, he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that’s why his hands were blood-stained…
“It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”(Lee119). Mockingbirds make music and don’t bother people. Two people in To Kill a Mockingbird were viewed as a mockingbird. Tom Robinson and Boo Radley were both mockingbirds. Tom Robinson was accused of raping and beating Mayella Ewell.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, characters who are misunderstood by others are met with violence, fear, and stereotyping. One of the most prominent examples is Boo Radley. An outcast in the town, Boo
Tom was charged with the rape of a local young girl, Mayella Ewell. Although he did not commit the crime, the town’s racist mindset led them to side with the guilty party, Bob Ewell. Tom Robinson was shot and killed, so in a sense, Maycomb County killed a mockingbird. The second is Boo Radley, a mysterious man that never shows his face, causing him to fall victim to the imaginations of Maycomb residents, especially those of children like Jem and Scout. Although Jem and Scout have their theories and alleged stories about Boo, he ends up saving their lives in a plot twist.
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the term mockingbird symbolizes innocence in a person. In the novel it focuses on the fact that innocence, represented by the mockingbird, can be wrongfully harmed. There are two characters: Tom Robinson and Arthur “Boo” Radley that are supposed to represent the mockingbird. In the novel, Tom Robinson is the best example of a mockingbird because he is prosecuted for a crime he did not commit. Also, he was judged unfairly based on the color of his skin in his trial.
In our society, innocent people, known as mockingbirds, experience prejudice in their lives. A/T: In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Background: Tom Robinson is a black person who’s was accused of raping a white girl named Mayella Ewell which he has never done. For this reason, Atticus Finch was appointed to be his lawyer. As a result, Atticus takes a stand for him by approving his case and standing up for him, but Tom was still found guilty.
“Not all men are created equal”. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee focuses mostly on Tom Robinson’s trial, first Tom Robinson was caught with Mayella by Bob Ewell, Next he was being sent to trial because he was being accused of raping Mayella. After they send him away and finally he tries to make a run for it and gets shot by a man because the people did not want to do the trial again and because the whites didn’t like blacks. Another focus was on Boo Radley because he first stabbed his dad with a pair of scissors. He was then known as a monster but the children never saw him before,Jem’s description is that Boo was half man, half monster, all teror, about six-and-a-half-feet, dined on raw squirrels and any cats hw could catch.
Mockingbirds are a symbol of innocence, because they don’t harm anyone and only create music for people to enjoy. A central idea in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird, or to harm the innocent. The book is set in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s, narrated by the main character Jean Louise “Scout” Finch as an adult, looking back on her childhood. Many characters in the book can be represented by the mockingbird, facing racism, injustice, or prejudice despite their innocence. However, the most innocent mockingbird in the novel is Arthur “Boo” Radley because he is gentle and kind, giving gifts to Scout and her brother Jem, saving the children when they were attacked by Bob Ewell, and was ostracized
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is a story about inequality, injustice and racism seen through the eyes of two innocent children, Jem and Scout. Jem and Scout live in Maycomb, Alabama and learn these sad lessons through their relationships with their father Atticus, their maid Calpurnia, their mysterious neighbor Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson, a black man who is accused of a terrible crime. Through their relationship with Boo and Tom, Jem and Scout learn about racism and inequality that changes how they see the world. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are two different people who share similar struggles with inequality throughout this story. Boo and Tom experience a form of racism and discrimination.
Boo Radley had been kept in isolation for so long, he didn’t know how to communicate or socialise properly. He has been misunderstood as a malevolent person, when he actually is a benevolent person. He displays this when he put a blanket around Scout, whilst she and Jem watched the fire. As readers, we are shown social prejudice by the assumptions made about the Radley’s. Another example of social prejudice is the