Harper Lee’s to Kill a Mockingbird

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it through no matter what.”(112)

Humans in the story develop different traits that separate them from others; sometimes the traits are full of malevolence, others full of grace, like a mockingbird. One of the characters that show grace is Boo Radley. His soul possesses eternal kindness, even though evil stereotypical rumours make Boo sound like a mad man. Originally portrayed as a cat-eating monster, Boo Radley turns out to be as innocent as a mockingbird. In his past, he is simply being deprived of kindness as a child due to his father, a crazy “foot-washing Baptist.” (44) The next mockingbird in the book is Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white girl. Of course, most of the jury did not believe his testimony because he is black. The honest Tom Robinson is being treated like dirt by Mr.Gilmer in the trial and thus showing good and evil yet again. Tom Robinson does nothing but work, so it should be a sin to kill him, just like killing a mockingbird. Lastly, continuous innocence is displayed by Atticus and Scout Finch. Scout’s best display of kindness is when she is talking to Mr.Cunningham. She tries to ignore and accept Cunningham’s sins and appreciate his good qualities. Scout certainly has learnt her ways of innocence from Atticus’s parenting style. Even when Bob Ewell spits in Atticus’s face, Atticus does not get mad at him or fight back. These characters listed above have biased characteristics that quickly determine if the character is an innocent mockingbird or a crazy villian.

In conclusion, good deeds and evil acts last throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird via the characters in the book, endless racism and determined acts of courage. Altogether, the ubiquitous theory of good and evil exists everywhere such as when it is displayed throughtout the book.