Common Themes in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee report, but they are not. These are all examples of a common theme throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, victims of what a main character implores his children not to do. In To Kill a Mockingbird, two plots coincide; two children, Scout and Jem Finch, grow up fascinated by their reclusive neighbor, Arthur "Boo" Radley, and a black man named Tom Robinson is tried for the rape of a white woman. The book takes place in a small southern community during the Great Depression, and the setting strongly affects the events throughout the book. For example, in a modern urban environment, a man would not buy his children air rifles and allow them to shoot as they please. However, since it was a common thing at the time, this is precisely what Atticus does for his children. Before they are allowed out, Atticus tells them one thing: that they should never shoot a mockingbird because it is a sin. When the children question this, it is explained that mockingbirds are innocent and only ever bring good into the world, so it is a sin to kill them. This theme continues to appear in different ways throughout the book, and it is exemplified by the major characters and events throughout the plot. One character who shows the theme that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird is Tom Robinson. As previously mentioned, he was a married black man accused of raping a nineteen-year-old white woman named Mayella Ewell. Before and during his trial, he was subjected to harsh treatment and excessive cruelty. The lawyer who cross-examined him even went so far as to reveal... middle of paper... that he had knocked the person unconscious then passed out, and that Atticus had carried him to at home. After further clarification, it was determined that the man was Bob Ewell, trying to get revenge on Atticus for the shame brought upon him by the trial, and that Boo Radley had intervened, saving Scout and Jem (309). Even though Scout and Jem walked home, the picture of innocence, Bob Ewell still decided that killing them out of anger and vengeance would be better than suffering the consequences of his own actions without justification. He made the decision that killing the mockingbirds, Scout and Jem, would be better than paying the price of shame for the man he had killed, Tom Robinson. Although Scout and Jem weren't killed, they almost were, and they were almost the ultimate example of a mockingbird being killed, something completely pure and killed for no reason..

Essay / Common Themes in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee report, but they are not. These are all examples of a common theme throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, victims of what a main character implores his children not to do. In To Kill a Mockingbird, two plots coincide; two children, Scout and Jem Finch, grow up fascinated by their reclusive neighbor, Arthur "Boo" Radley, and a black man named Tom Robinson is tried for the rape of a white woman. The book takes place in a small southern community during the Great Depression, and the setting strongly affects the events throughout the book. For example, in a modern urban environment, a man would not buy his children air rifles and allow them to shoot as they please. However, since it was a common thing at the time, this is precisely what Atticus does for his children. Before they are allowed out, Atticus tells them one thing: that they should never shoot a mockingbird because it is a sin. When the children question this, it is explained that mockingbirds are innocent and only ever bring good into the world, so it is a sin to kill them. This theme continues to appear in different ways throughout the book, and it is exemplified by the major characters and events throughout the plot. One character who shows the theme that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird is Tom Robinson. As previously mentioned, he was a married black man accused of raping a nineteen-year-old white woman named Mayella Ewell. Before and during his trial, he was subjected to harsh treatment and excessive cruelty. The lawyer who cross-examined him even went so far as to reveal... middle of paper... that he had knocked the person unconscious then passed out, and that Atticus had carried him to at home. After further clarification, it was determined that the man was Bob Ewell, trying to get revenge on Atticus for the shame brought upon him by the trial, and that Boo Radley had intervened, saving Scout and Jem (309). Even though Scout and Jem walked home, the picture of innocence, Bob Ewell still decided that killing them out of anger and vengeance would be better than suffering the consequences of his own actions without justification. He made the decision that killing the mockingbirds, Scout and Jem, would be better than paying the price of shame for the man he had killed, Tom Robinson. Although Scout and Jem weren't killed, they almost were, and they were almost the ultimate example of a mockingbird being killed, something completely pure and killed for no reason..

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