Why Is Tom Robinson A Sin To Kill A Mockingbird

In Harper Lee’s novel, the title “To Kill a Mockingbird” is directly referred to early

in the book when Jem and Scout are given air rifles for Christmas. They are told by their

father, Atticus, that to kill a mockingbird would be a sin. The Mockingbird is described as

innocent creature that doesn’t give any harm to others, but gives beautiful song. When

Atticus says to his children, “Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird,” Scout muses, “That

was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something,” implies that killing

an innocent creature is not only against man’s law, but against God’s as well.

Tom Robinson can be considered as a mockingbird because he is a kind man who

doesn’t give any harm to others. However,

The comfortable one about a black man

raping a white woman, or a disturbing one about a black man pitying a white woman? Tom is

obviously innocent, but because of the harsh town and the racist prejudices they have put up,

Tom was sentenced to prison which means it is harming a mockingbird, an innocent creature.

Boo Radley is an innocent and harmless man accused of crimes he did not commit

and he can be shown as mockingbird too. He is also deathly shy and very pro-con type of a

character. In the beginning of the novel Boo Radley serves mysterious clues to children.

Scout could not understand why Boo would not come out of his house or interact with the

other people of Maycomb. As the novel continues, Scout comes to the conclusion that Boo

had never "spied" on the children, but is slightly looking out for them. In the later novel, Boo

becomes more of a symbol of kindness and bravery than that of the "town freak" which he is

made out to be. He is interpreted as a monster by some, but Jem and Scout never see that side

of him.

Every night sound I heard from my cot on the back porch was magnified three-fold;

every scratch of feet on gravel was Boo Radley seeking revenge, every passing