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Post by Jaiden Twining on Aug 18, 2016 22:44:50 GMT
I think that Jem's attaining of a gun and the information given to the reader regarding mockingbirds enforces the idea that a supposedly innocent person without wisdom has the potential to destroy another who is truly innocent. Jem is young and therefore an "innocent" and has a gun, with which he could easily go out shooting and have in his sights a mockingbird, but he is told by his elders about the sin of doing so and therefore gains the wisdom not to. In contrast, as part of the Tom Robinson case, Mayella, who could also be considered fairly innocent beforehand, had never known to do anything except follow her villainous father's orders and consequently accused Tom of rape because of her guilt and that Bob drove her to do so. Ultimately, the result was, in fact, the death of Tom, the symbolic mockingbird.
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Post by davidcastillo on Aug 21, 2016 1:35:38 GMT
I completely agree with you about the analysis of mockingbird but just to add to it Tom Robinson and boo Radley were both symbolism for mockingbirds. They were both not only innocent but good people and the conviction and death of Tom were sins. Boo was a form of redemption after Tom's death since they realized their past mistake.
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Post by tonybressan on Aug 24, 2016 22:12:07 GMT
The Mockingbird is supposed to represent the beauty of youth. Throughout the book, constant themes of youth and innocence are shown, such as the sheltered Boo Radley. Similarly, the gun is supposed to represent losing innocence through exposure to discrimitory hate that's prevalent in the world.
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