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           Throughout the book To Kill a Mocking Bird there was a lot of symbolism. The symbolism that was shown was that the book referred to certain people as 'Mocking birds'. The 'Mocking bird' in the book is the people who are treated different;y because of what other people say about them . They are harmed or hurt without doing so to others. They are misunderstood for who they truly are and are seen by the different shades people make them seem. However they are okay with their true color and stick to what they believe and ignore their differences with other so called 'Normal' people in this society.

            One of the Mocking birds in the book is Boo Radley. Boo is considered a 'Mocking bird' because he also never did anything to hurt anyone and always looked out for others. For instance, he gave Jem back his pants, gave the Finch's presents and saved Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell. He did so much good that wasn't needed. He never wanted to be patronized or wanted to be soaked with gratitude. This is what I feel is a true mocking bird. Someone who just does things from their heart for the greater good. Even I thought of  Boo as a bad person who was crazy and weird. This was based off of what Jem had heard. Once you fully know his character you'll then know he is a mocking bird. 

            The other mocking bird in the book is Tom Robinson. Tom is considered a 'Mocking bird' because he never did anything wrong. He was very truthful and didn't care about what people said about him. Tom was killed which was a sin. What I mean by sin is that it was a sin in the book to kill a mocking bird. Of course in this content is meant literal. Tom actually died by people who believed everything they heard. He was a mocking bird of which who was completely innocent and misunderstood throughout the book and his life. It is drop dead wrong to hurt someone who wouldn't do the same to others. Tom was a real mocking bird who never did anything wrong which made it a sin to kill him (a mocking bird).