To+Kill+a+Mockingbird+Essay

People wonder why Harper Lee, author of the famous novel To Kill a Mockingbird, named her book that title. When I was in the beginning of the book I had no clue ether and I could not tell you why. You had to finish the book to understand. In the book Atticus says, “It is a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Why? A mocking bird does nothing but brings us music and pleasure. It never does any harm.

During the trial scene, Tom Robinson was accused of raping and beating Mayella Ewell.”Not after she offered me a nickel the first time. I was glad to do it, Mr. Ewell didn’t seem to help her and neither did the chillun, and I knowed she didn’t have no nickels to spare.”(Page #191) Everyone knew that Mr. Robinson was innocent. The jury could not publically claim he was not guilty because he was an African American going against a white girl. He was announced guilty and then soon got shot trying to escape. This ties to the title because he was an innocent man than never did harm only served at no cost at all. He lost his life unfairly. Tom Robinson symbolized a mockingbird.

“Boo was about six and a half feet tall, judging by his tracks, he dined on raw squirrels and any cat he could catch, that Is why his hands were bloodshed.”(Page#13)People disliked him, talked about him, spread rumors and were scared of him. The children Jem and Scout would run every time they have to go past his house. The children soon caught on that he was gentle than he was gentle than anyone thought. He left them plenty of gifts, it was like he was watching out for them. Towards the end when Bob Ewell, the father of Mayella, went out to try and murder the kids one night, Arthur Radley, which we soon find out to be Boo saves them and kills Mr. Ewell. They made it look that Mr. Ewell feel on his knife killing him self. It was a life for a life. If Mr. Radley was to go to court they would prosecute him. It would have been like killing a mocking bird.

When this book went on, including what happened during the trial and tom being shot, only the children seemed to weep. “It was Jem’s turn to cry, His face was streaking with angry tears as we made our way through the cheerful crowd.”It aint right” he muttered.”(Page#212)Jem was not used to seeing situations of cruelty like this, where an African American lost unfairly. Lee I showing how children are better gauges or mortality than adults because adults have seen it all, they are used to it. It has been done and will continue to be done. Possibly Jem will soon understand, he wont agree with the results but will learn to accept it and not get upset about the situation and cry. He will because like his father and every other adult and deal with it.

In conclusion, I would say when you sum up the mortal of this story, it would be to not kill a mocking bird, mockingbird meaning a person that does not harm. The questions however, still remain without an answer. Why are some people treated differently than others? This is a sad world we live in, even long after the book was made, racism is still around. I think this is why the book was created, to teach kids about racism and doing the right thing. This book should be in the middle school curriculum not just the high school. So kids at a young age know to treat people equally regardless of appearance or what people say about them