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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Mockingbirds

The title of Lee's book is alluded to when Atticus gives his children air rifles and tells them that they can shoot all the blue jays they want, but "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." In class, we discussed the idea that Tom Robinson is a kind of "mockingbird" because he is convicted even though he is innocent. What other characters in the book might you say are"mockingbirds"?

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PaulD said...
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mike o said...

tim johnson.

matt.S. said...

what about it?

Kaitlin S said...

Atticus also.

melissa s said...

another character that could also be considered as a mockingbird is tim johnson.tim johnson didnt do anything to harm anybody and he got killed.

Angie T said...

Tim Johnson...Because he didnt do nothing wrong All that happend was that he got rabies.

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JaymG said...

i think tim johnson is not a mockinbird bc he had fricken rabies and could have hurt somebody so im glad he got shott! and i think the person who should be considered a mocking bird id i have no idea!!! =p

anar said...

i dont think tim robinson was a mockingbird because the dog had rabies, he had to be shot so he didnt harm anyone else.

i love food said...

anouther "mockingbird" in this book would be tom robinson. i think tyhis because he didnt do anything to hurt ne one and mockingbirds dont hurt ne 1 so there kinda the same

Mike Z said...
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JaymG said...

yo brett is so true! i agree with him!!! =)

beccam said...

I would say Atticus is a mockingbird because people critcize him for defending a black man, when he really isn't doing anything wrong. Scout might also be a mockingbird because she helps Tom Robinson out without even knowing.

Stephen R said...

i agree with brett but i think tim johnson was a mochingbird because he was innocent and was shot because he had rabies.