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Atticus is metaphorically portrayed as a mockingbird because he is a lawyer and took a risk to help out with a black man´s case because he is not against the black community and thinks differently than other people. Atticus did an act of benevolence and is still getting hated on for doing the right thing and for proving Tom’s innocence. Scout asks Miss maudie as to why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird and she responds with “Your father's right," she said. "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens,[they] don't nest in corncribs,[and] they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird”(Lee 93). Atticus is a mocking bird because he wants to bring good and peace into this world. …show more content…

Tom actually helped people like Mayella when he passed her house on the way to work. A mockingbird doesn’t cause anyone harm, it just minds their own business, so Tom is like killing a mockingbird because he did no harm to anyone. “"You're a mighty good fellow, it seems [you] did all this for not one penny?" "Yes, suh. I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more [than] the rest of [them].” “You felt sorry for her, you felt sorry for her?" Mr. Gilmer seemed ready to rise to the ceiling. The witness realized his mistake and shifted uncomfortably in the chair. But the damage was done. Below us, nobody liked Tom Robinson's answer”(Lee 124). This illustrates that his answer wasn't good enough and everyone already knew what the outcome was gonna be. Tom is charged of rape and he is found guilty because he is a black man. Tom is killed trying to leave prison because he knows that nothing will save him, he would rather die than live in a prison. The killing of Tom Robinson is a sin played by the racist southern

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