They Only Make Music Briyana Howard May 29, 2003 Period 2 It's a sin to kill anyone who cant defend themselves properly whether children, Handicaps, shun-ins, or anyone else who isn't able. In To kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, these individuals are referred to as mockingbirds. Some of the characters who are like mockingbirds are, Tom Robinson, Jem, Scout, and Boo Radley. All of these people are discriminated against, judged by how old they are, their race, …showed first 75 words of 912 total…

…showed last 75 words of 912 total…a mockingbird is. Mockingbirds only bring happiness, they never try to hurt, just sing their little song and mind their own business, hoping someone will appreciate them in some way. "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up peoples gardens, don't nest in corn cribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."(Pg.103)