To Kill a Mockingbird Group

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d-mamangan
d-mamangan
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High School - 12th Grade

In regards to To Kill a Mockingbird, how is killing a mockingbird significant to the society ?

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Posted by d-mamangan on Friday November 6, 2009 at 6:41 PM and tagged with lee, society, theme, to kill a mockingbird.

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  1. ask996
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    High School - 10th Grade

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    There is no doubt that the mockingbird is significant factor in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.The famous quote which Atticus relays to the children is that, "It's a sin to kill a mockingbird." He goes on to explain that mockingbirds are innocent birds and all they do is make beautiful music. This translates into the society because there are many mockingbirds that the society in Maycomb is killing. Tom Robinson is the first obvious choice because as a black man he is living his life in the right way. His downfall is trying to do something nice by helping Mayella Ewell. Society ends up killing him. Boo Radley is also another mockingbird. His family tried to kill his spirit for years. When he begins to step outside himself and his isolation to befriend the children, his brother tries to kill this new and adventurously innocent spirit.

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    Posted by ask996 on Saturday November 7, 2009 at 9:42 AM