Metaphoric Mockingbirds

To kill a mockingbird, a novel written by Harper Lee, tells the story of Scout Finch, and her brother, Jem, and their experiences of benevolence, bravery, and their loss of innocence. They learn through father, Atticus Finch, that the world isn’t always fair and that prejudice exists whether they like it or not. Their adventures begin when a little boy named Dill comes to stay with his aunt during the summer. Jem and Dill …showed first 75 words of 1355 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1355 total…of prejudice and racism through the use of symbols. Through the events of those two years, Scout learns that no matter their differences or peculiarities, the people of the world and of Maycomb County are all people. No one is lesser or better than anyone else, because they’re all people. She realizes that once you get to know them, most people are good and kind no matter what they seem like on the outside.