2006-09-02 14:59:21 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Mockingbird represents innocence, and the theme of the book is about loss of innocence. If you read the book already, Boo Radley is like a mockingbird that society ostracizes, yet he is kind and has good intentions at heart. Scout is a mockingbird that loses her innocence after seeing all the prejudice and killing. Also mockingbirds are mostly unable to fight back because they're small.
2006-09-02 15:08:04 · answer #1 · answered by Cobweb 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In To Kill a Mockingbird you see that so many people are destroyed by ignorance in this world.
Atticus tells Jem & Scout not to attack something that has not harmed you. Atticus explains that a mockingbird is innocent and sings for you, and that it is wrong to kill them. Tom & Boo are examples of the mockingbird. Tom is attacked by whites, and gossip and accusations that destroyed his very respectable life. Boo was destroyed by gossip and taunts, and was prevented from leading a normal life.
2006-09-03 02:23:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
because a mockingbird has a beautiful song, as well as ability to mimic other birds--to speak as it were....so if you've killed a mockingbird, you have caused an enormous silence.
Which is the same as the theme of the book--speaking up-- standing up for what's right by words, actions and deeds---if one was to stand by and let things happen (if Atticus let Tom get railroaded or worse--without representation in court, or if Boo Radley hadn't watched out for the kids, etc), then harm is done.
Great harm.
See?
I highly recommend the movie, it's quite true to Ms. Lee's vision.
2006-09-02 22:07:44 · answer #3 · answered by Munya Says: DUH! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a symbol. The Mockingbird and the black guy in the story are both innocent and to kill an innocent being who had helped you is a sin.
2006-09-03 02:17:47 · answer #4 · answered by Astarael 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever listened to a mockingbird's song? Probably not, because it doesn't have one of its own. It just takes what it hears, and shares it with everyone else. Nonetheless, they are lovely birds, who just want to share what they've learned. They don't understand it, they just sing, out of fun, out of peace, out of innocence. To kill the mockingbird is to kill the innocence of learning.
When the boy, in the story, received a gun for a gift, his father told him to never kill the mockingbirds.
2006-09-02 22:47:13 · answer #5 · answered by hiccup_snickup 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mocking/themes.html
2006-09-02 22:04:59 · answer #6 · answered by Skypilot49 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Atticus talks to Scout about how wrong it is to kill a mockingbird, because it never has, and never will, do you any harm, it only lives to sing. Tom Robinson is akin to the Mockingbird. So, one could conclude that Atticus' message extends to Tom.
2006-09-02 22:17:09 · answer #7 · answered by Ado Annie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is called tkam because earlyer in the book it says its asin to kill a mockingbird cause they never do any thing wrong and all they do is sing and make nice noises or whatever. and they killed tom robinson and he was an inocent guy that didnt do any thing wrong and they kinda connected an inocent bird to an inocent man
2006-09-02 22:13:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, only the author can know that. But it does discuss that killing a mockingbird is not allowed, it brings bad luck.
2006-09-02 22:08:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
to kill a mocking bird is a sin because alll it does is sing pretty music for us to enjoy its a metaphor and relatesto may things in the book Tom being accused and etc..
2006-09-02 22:59:14 · answer #10 · answered by lyra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋