This lead the jury to declaring Tom guilty, despite there being no doubt of his innocence. This verdict was the act of slaying a mockingbird; he was nothing but kind hearted, yet discriminatorily lost his life due to the town’s predisposition towards his skin
People in Maycomb know that killing a mockingbird is a sin, yet when they see a black man get executed, they see it as a normal, everyday occurrence. People recognize the bird as innocent and charming because it sits in front of their window and sing their hearts out. But if a black neighbor that has helped them numerous times is executed on their account, they don’t feel guilt, regret or any emotion. The long days of Maycomb return back to normal without any remorse. That is a very cruel thing.
“When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose.”(Jarrel) This shows the dark side of war which Leper understands is the truth. When he first enlisted in the army he thought war could be fun, clean, and innocent when he film with the American cross country skiing. After joining the army he soon realized that fun does not exist in war and it can make you mad which happened to him by getting a section 8 disband for being crazy. When Leper probably grasp all of the things he would have to do mentally he realized that he could not do it and for that it made him crazy. “Six miles from earth, loosed from its dream of life” (Jarrel) When going to war a soldier must feel that he or she is six miles from earth and one a distant planet and that right there would make anyone go crazy being pulled out of their everyday life and being pushed in this hell hole called war would be enough for anyone to go crazy and eventually lose their hopes and
It was almost pleasantly easy” (pg. 27-28 of Machete Season online version on Google Play). He also stated ”they felt cheated when a Tutsi died without a word. Which is why they no longer struck at the mortal parts, wishing to savor the blows and relish the screams” (pg. 106 of Machete Season online version on Google Play).
(“Maya Creation Myth”) D. An important event in “The Coyote and The Hen” is when the coyote lies to the hen saying that a treaty has been signed so they could be friends. The Hen agrees to his lies and lies herself by saying a dog was coming to make peace as well, which scared the coyote away. The important characters would be the coyote and hen because the represent people who take chances. They both took a chance at lying and only one succeeded. The significance of this story is that life is full of chances but that doesn’t mean they are all worth taking.
Innocence is shown through the characterisation of Boo as a harmless man, he lives with his brother and leaves the house rarely he has little protection from the outside world, this can be related to a section of the book where Atticus says to scout and jem "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." This symbolises the destruction of innocence in that killing a mockingbird is in a sense killing innocence as the birds are innocent, this can be related to Boo radley, he is
Kurt Vonnegut says that war is a horrible act throughout his novel “Slaughterhouse-five”. War has left silence in Billy because he does not know how to respond to the silence after the massacre. A bird fills the silence with nonsense by asking a question, “poo-tee-weet”? That phrase is meaningless although there is nothing intelligent one can say about a massacre. The bird makes just as much sense as anybody who would speak about war.
That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That quote could be metaphorically used for Atticus, also. There is not one instance in the book where Atticus does something selfish. Killing a mockingbird is unethical and immoral. Atticus shows his resemblance to a mocking bird strongly during the Tom Robinson trials, but also when Bob Ewell spits on him. Atticus just looks past that, and holds his anger.
Over the course of the novel, Jem’s concern for other innocent creatures changes dramatically. In the first few chapters, Jem shows his selfishness and naïve view of life by stating that a turtle would come out by striking a match under him. However, after witnessing the prejudice in the Tom Robinson case, Jem understands the pain that comes from the power of hate. From then on, Jem is protective of every innocent creature. This is shown as he tells Scout that the reason she shouldn’t squash the Rolly Polly was because “They didn’t bother you.” (pg.
Jem realizes this when he says, “…he ain’t ever harmed us, he ain’t ever hurt us, he coulda cut my throat from ear to ear that night but he tried to mend my pants instead” (Lee 96). Jem and Scout learn to show compassion for Boo and understand he was leaving them stuff in the tree, covered Scout with a blanket, fixed Jem’s pants and saved their lives. Another theme that Boo Radley’s portrayal brings out is youth. Scout learns an important lesson about stepping into another person’s skin and walking around in it near the end of the book on the Radley front porch. She understands what Boo must have been looking at all these years through his front window.