To+Kill+A+Mocking+Bird+Essay

'To Kill A MockingBird' by Harper lee portrays a valuable lesson.To kill a mockingbird would be like killing someone who has done nothing but good deeds to you and to the others around them. In this novel, three mockingbirds are represented as the bad guys due to prejudice beleifs and nasty rumorsthroughout the Maycomb County.

Tom Robinson, a man who did no harm to anyone, was one of the few mockingbirds in this story. Everyday, on his way to the feilds, he would pass by the Ewell's house. With the kind heart he had, he would help Mayella with her simple chores without any pay, moreover expect anything in return. However, when Bob Ewell gets involved, Tom Robinsons life gets turned upside down. Tom is accused of rapeing Bob Ewells daughter, Mayella. Living in these times as a colored man or woman was harsh, and brutal. The death sentence could be placed on Tom at any given moment during his trial if proven guilty.On page 195, Tom states, "Mr. Finch, if you was a nigger like me, you'd be scared too." This quote elaborates how a white mans word was more powerful that a black mans. Although it is clear that Tom did not rape Mayella, he is convicted guilty otherwise, because he was a black man.

The second character, by the name of Boo Radley, played the rold of a mocking bird as well. Many rumores about him traveled all through the Maycomb county. Some said he was a six foot eight inch guy, ohers say he ate squirrels. "The misery of that house began many years before Jem and I were born." (pg9) This quote articulates how everyone beleives the rumors about Boo Radley, since barely steps a foot out his doorstep. With all rumores aside, he truley had a kind soul. He would often leave gifts in trees for the kids who lived in the neighborhood as well as saving Jem and scout when Bob Ewell attempts his revenge. After Boo Radley becomes discovered of saving the children, Mr. Tates wants to protect him from being exposed and ruining his life. From the book itself, Mr. Tate preaches, "To my way of thinking, Mr. Finch, taking the one man who's done you and this town a great service and draggin' him with his shy ways into the limelight-- to me that would be a sin." (pg276) Exposing Boo Radley of his doings would be killing a mockingbird. A sin.

A childs prospective is surely different than an adults. It seems that as you get older, your veiwpoints on certain areas of life alter. Blacks are treated horribly, but no one cares to recognize that they are people as well. From a child's veiwpoint, they do not understand why a black man should be treated an differently than a white man. On page 201 in "To Kill a Mockingbird", these string of words caught my attention. "Cry about the simple hell people give other people-- without even thinking. Cry about the hell white people give colored folks, without even stopping to think that they're people too." These words tie together the whole concept that children are are aware and beleive that the treatment of blacks in their sociecty is currupt. Another example that proves, kids are more emotional when it comes to discrimination is when Jem sheds tears during Tom Robinsons trial. Jem knows that Tom Robinson is innocent, but he's convicted guilty. Tom Robinson didn't deserve the punishment, he deserved to be set free.

No mattter if you are kind and giving, or a mean and selfish, you will always be treated the same is you were a black man during these harsh, discriminative times. Treating a colored person any lower than a white man is killing a mockingbird. In this novel, the lesson to be told is, never do any wronge to someone who has done nothing but good deeds to you.