Symbolism In Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird
Beginning of paper
"I'd rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know
you'll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want , if you can hit 'em,
but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." This is what Atticus Finch
tells his children after they are given air-rifles for Christmas. Uniquely,
the titl ....
Middle of paper
.... actions of the children in this novel certainly do have their
share of symbolism. For instance, the building of a snowman by Jem and
Scout one winter is very symbolic. There was not enough snow to make a
snowman entirely out of snow, so Jem made a foundation out of dirt, and
then covered it with what snow they had. One could interpret this in two
different ways. First of all, the creation of the snowman by Jem can be
seen as being symbolic of Jem trying to cover up the black man and s ....
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