1. To kill a Mocking Bird
The Maycomb Sheriff, Mr. ... Atticus pulling the trigger and ending Tim Johnson's life is symbolic of how he is attempting to end racism in Maycomb. ... Rabies is regarded as a dangerous disease, but Atticus also believes racism is Maycomb's disease. ... Another very important event to reinforce the ideas previously presented is when Atticus sat in front of the county jail in order to protect Tom Robinson from the expected lynching mob which later arrived. He sat calmly outside the jail and read his newspaper until the country people arrived. ...
As the trial for Tom Robinson approaches, he is to be moved to the Maycomb jail, and concerns about the possibility of a lynch mob have arisen. Atticus is guarding Tom and Jem, Scout and Dill secretly watch their father at the jail. ...