To Kill a Mockingbirn by Harper Lee The title of the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, has very little actual relation to the plot of the story, however, it carries a significant amount of symbolic weight in the book. ... Thus, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is to destroy innocence. ... The novel suggests that "It is a sin to kill a mockingbird", sin being something that is morally wrong, meaning that although it isn't against the law or illegal to persecute an innocent, it is still immoral. ... Boo Radley is the other key mockingbird of the novel. ... Unlike Tom Robinson who was k...

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• Grade Level: High School

Symbolism is indeed used extensively throughout Harper Lee's timeless classic, To Kill A Mockingbird. Many of the main ideas and points were put across through hidden meanings and phrases. ... That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird," states Miss Maudie when explaining to Scout what her father meant by saying it is a sin to shoot a mockingbird. ... To Kill A Mockingbird was an influential novel at the time it was written. However, it remains just as important, influential, and especially symbolic today as when first written....

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• Grade Level: High School

Trapped Mockingbirds "It's a sin to kill a mockingbird." ... Since mockingbirds don't do anything harmful it would be a sin to kill one. ... That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." ... The title, To Kill a Mockingbird, has a very symbolic importance to the story. ... Once they interpret the meaning of the title, they realize it's perfect for this story. ...

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The most important theme in To Kill a Mockingbird is the one of good and evil. ... The last major theme in To Kill a Mockingbird is social structure. ... The mockingbird obviously has a lot of meaning in this book. The mockingbird symbolizes innocence therefore to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence. ... In the book it is said that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird as they do nothing but sing for us. ...

• Word Count: 1026
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School