The dictionary defines the mockingbird as "a long-tailed thrush like songbird with grayish plumage, found mainly in tropical America and noted for its mimicry of the calls and songs of other birds." In to kill a mockingbird the quote; "Mockingbirds don´t do one thing except making music for us to enjoy. They don´t eat peoples gardens, don´t nest in corncribs, they don´t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That is why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird," this demonstrate that the bird is seen as a symbol of innocence.
In the book, Tom Robinson could be one of the characters symbolized by the Mockingbird. He is a person that causes no harm to anyone and his intentions were to help Mayella, not to harm her in any way. However, the final verdict determines this innocent man guilty.
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