Of Mice and Men

Title: Of Mice and Men
Category: Literature / Novels | Words: 445 | Pages: 1.9 (approximately 235 words/page)

Of Mice and Men

“It is a sin to kill a mockingbird.” This line, spoken by Atticus, sums up the heart of this book. A mockingbird is a harmless bird that makes the world more pleasant with its song. In this novel, the mockingbird symbolizes Boo Radley and Tom Robinson, who were both peaceful people who never did any harm. To kill or harm them would be a sin. A mockingbird is a gray and white songbird of the …showed first 75 words of 445 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 445 total…shot down when Robinson was accused of raping Mayella. In the moment that she accused him, he was a dead man. Radley’s and Robinson’s parts in the story bring power to it. We see a misunderstood man return kindness for torment. Tom Robinson’s death was a defeat for justice and an insult to human nature. A mockingbird was shot and the reader get to see how much of a sin it was.

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