To Kill A Mockingbird Innocence Quotes

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy…but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." The title To a Kill Mockingbird means to destroy someone’s innocence. In Harper Lee’s To Kill Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is a white lawyer who decides to defend Tom Robinson, a black man who has been accused of raping a white woman. The setting of the story is Maycomb County Alabama during the 1930s, a time when racism was at its strongest. The main characters who symbolize the mockingbird are Tom, Boo, and Jem. These characters are innocent people who have been injured or destroyed through contact with evil. Lee portrays innocence in many ways. Innocence can mean freedom from guilt

Boo Radley as a kid was locked up in his house all his life because of his strict father. So Scout and Jem thought of him as monster because they believed the rumors and stories that they heard. However, the rumors are put to rest when Boo’s character emerges. He is really very kind to to Jem and Scout. For example, when the house was on fire, Jem and Scout were outside and they did not even notice that Boo put a blanket over them. Another example is also when he would put those little gifts in the tree like the watch , gum , pennies , and the girl and boy dolls carved out of soap. Additionally, he also saved their lives at the end at the book. When Bob tried to kill them with a knife; he fail and ended up dying. The police and Atticus were arguing about how he died because the knife was in his ribs. They all know Boo did it, but he was only trying to protect the kids and defend himself. Mr. Tate protects Boo by saying that Bob fell on his knife. They did not want to tell people about Boo because he is not really talkative. “Mr. Tate said putting him on trial would be a sin.” He is very shy and is in the dark most of his life, but he is caring. Even Scout said “Well, it'd be sort of like shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn't it?" So overall, Boo was innocent he really did not do anything wrong besides kill Bob, but that was done only to protect the kids. Boo never really bothered anyone, was quiet and always took care of the kids in their time of