When Uncle Jack gave Jem the air-rifle Atticus he said"I'd rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard,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."Miss Maudie agreed with Atticus in saying that they only made music and did no harm to anything else.I wonder if this passage has anything to do with the name of the title.Maybe someone will hurt something or someone when they shouldn't have.I would love to here peoples' opinion on it or what they think the title means in relation to the story.
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I cannot believe how much you post and comment I am very impressed.
Thank you!!I try to make sure everyone has a comment!!It makes me feel good when I get comments so I make sure people are always happy!!
I think that the comment on the mocking bird could be prove wrong because I think that the mocking bird can be a bad thing if you relate it to people in the town of Maycomb. It is kind of like they are all repeating what they hear about Atticus. They are like a mocking bird in that they never form their own original sound or opinion they just copy what other people have already said like racism. Most of the town is racist because people can't get out of the rut of bad habits and practices.
Atticus said you can't kill a mockingbird is supposed to be related to racism. In the South no one killed mockingbirds means they break society's mold and become different. Cal saying they don't do nothing is like saying why break this tradition of racism when it doesn't bother you. I know that is basically what Spottyc said but I wasn't going to change what I thought as soon as I saw it.
Thanks Spottyc and Clayton Bigsby!!I never looked at it that way.I'm not very good at analazing things.I see what you mean now!
The same thing happened to me whenever I was reading this part too. I thought that passage would have something to do with the tittle. When I was reading this part I also thought that someone in the story would get hurt and they were not suppose to.
I'm not sure how to interpret the title yet, but I think it has something to do with Tom Robinson and capitol punishment. The book depicts him as a humble man who doesn't do any harm, like a mockingbird. However he is on trial and the court intends to send him to the chair. I think this mirrors what Atticus said about Jem not killing mockingbirds just because he can.
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