"How to kill a Mockingbird" what does that means?

Question

i ask this question for a answer[ that what Y&A is for]
i dont need advice or suggession like to read the book..
if your talking about the book " to Kill a Mockingbird" i havent finished yet and dont ask why

Answer 1

The whole book and its title means that
"You shouldn't kill an innocent being".
Plus, Stop the Racism.

Answer 2

Of all North American birds the mockingbird is famous (especially to Texans) for singing the prettiest songs and for its ability to mimic the songs or calls of other birds. Also known to protect its nest with uncommon fierceness, the mockingbird will attack any aggressor threatening its territory. Thus it is emblematic of a thing of beauty and courage.

Killing a mockingbird is the metaphorical equivalent of the impious destruction of core values of post-colonial America, particularly in the Deep South, that has ripped the moral fiber of this great nation. Sadly we still witness mockingbirds being killed in many parts of America even as we speak today, in the 21st century, when painful lessons should already have been learned from previous wrongdoings.

Answer 3

Actually Yahoo Q&A is for questions and answers, but not for relating the entire content of a book. As for the title meaning, a Mockingbird does nothing but bring pleasure to those who listen and hear, and to kill one would be a most thoughtless and cruel action; this analogy is better explained in the book and why it is applicable as the title. Now, (and I will ask) why haven't you finished the book? If you have short term memory the next best thing would be to watch the movie since it is a literal translation of the book into film and it is excellent.

Answer 4

Its a good book thats what they say...


others would rather have their toe nails ripped off than read To Kill a Mocking Bird...


Others use it to put them to sleep..





well here is a summary by someone:

Scout, Jem, and Dill become fascinated with their mysterious neighbor Boo Radley and have an escalating series of encounters with him. Meanwhile, Atticus is assigned to defend a black man, Tom Robinson against the spurious rape charges Bob Ewell has brought against him. Watching the trial, Scout, and especially Jem, cannot understand how a jury could possibly convict Tom Robinson based on the Ewells’ clearly fabricated story. Despite Atticus’s capable and impassioned defense, the jury finds Tom Robinson guilty. The verdict forces Scout and Jem to confront the fact that the morals Atticus has taught them cannot always be reconciled with the reality of the world and the evils of human nature. When word spreads that Tom Robinson has been shot while trying to escape from prison, Jem struggles to come to terms with the injustice of the trial and of Tom Robinson’s fate. After making a variety of threats against Atticus and others connected with the trial, Bob Ewell assaults Scout and Jem as they walk home one night, but Boo Radley saves the children and fatally stabs Ewell. The sheriff, knowing that Boo, like Tom Robinson, would be misunderstood and likely convicted in a trial, protects Boo by saying that Ewell tripped and fell on his own knife. After sitting and talking with Scout briefly, Boo retreats into his house, and Scout never sees him again.


Its a classic actually...finish the book

Answer 5

Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird gives an accurate reflection of race relations in the Southern United States during the 1930s.

Throughout the novel, Lee pursues various themes like ignorance versus knowledge, cowardice versus heroism, and children versus adults.

The overall argument involves the obvious plea for justice while MOCKING the mores* of Southern society.

If we are to base your query on the novel, then "how to kill the mockingbird" is a symbolic attempt to stop racism.

*The sociological term for societal values.

Answer 6

The rest of the species? What about our species? War? Murder? What we have deduced is that "Thou shalt not kill" means that "laws don't apply to us."

Answer 7

yeah, read the book.

they're not actually talking about the bird. it symbolizes two very important characters.

it's one of the best books ever written, and extremely important to the country's history.

Answer 8

Read the book and you will know.

Answer 9

What exactly are you asking then?

Answer 10

"make love not war"