To Kill A Mockingbird: Symbolism In The Title, Names And Objects

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was like the valuable stone. He was rough on the outside but inside was nice. Jem was not always mature to other people in the beginning but at the end he treated all people like he was an adult. “How he could tell I was feeling bad under my costume I don’t know, but he said I did all right, I just came in a little late, that was all. Jem was becoming almost as good as Atticus at making you feel right when things went wrong.”
Harper Lee used the title of the book in the story as a symbol. One example is when Mr. Underwood said that killing Tom Robinson was like killing a mockingbird. “Mr. Underwood simply figured it was a sin to kill cripples, be they standing, sitting or escaping. He likened Tom’s death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children.” Also when sheriff talked about it being a sin to tell the town about Boo Radly. “‘I never heard tell that it’s against the law for a citizen to do his utmost to prevent a crime from being committed, which is ...

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