The novel is written by Harper Lee The title, “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a very appropriate title for the novel, as the story revolves around the idea of the loss of innocence. , destroyed by the evil and cruelty of a narrow-minded society. Mockingbirds are harmless creatures that “do nothing but sing for us with all their hearts,” but they are powerless against their attackers. The main mockingbirds of the novel are the characters, Boo Radley and Tom Robinson, who are both attacked by Maycomb's cruel society in different ways, but are defenseless and cannot fight back. Mayella Ewell and Dolphus Raymond are also symbolized by mockingbirds. Arthur Boo Radley was not a very intelligent boy and while all the other boys went to a public school, he was imprisoned in his own home by his parents because of a crime he had committed. his teenage years. But just before his father died fifteen years later, Boo was said to have stabbed himself in the leg with a pair of scissors while cutting newspaper clippings for his scrapbook. Boo's father, Mr. Radley, "the wickedest man that God ever breathed his breath upon", perhaps due to his extreme religious views, that he "took the word of God as his only law ". He didn't send Boo to a mental hospital but left him locked in the courthouse basement for many years before returning home. After his father's death, Boo was cared for by his brother Nathan Radley. Although he wasn't as evil as his father, he still locked Arthur in the house. There were many rumors circulating around Maycomb about Boo, for example Jem described him as six and a half feet tall, judging by his tracks he dined on raw squirrels and whatever cats he could, which suggests he is wild and almost animal like however these stories last...... middle of paper ......ly all the children, especially Jem, and Scout are mockingbirds and the adults, Tom Robinson and Boo Radley who suffer from certain members of society. actions. Despite the fact that they have done nothing wrong, they are destroyed by the evil that surrounds them especially Tom who is exactly like the title; killed. The title shows how wrong and "a sin" it is, a very big sin because Tom has never hurt anyone. Overall, all of the mockingbirds in the novel are in one way or another affected by the evils that exist in the world and the title alludes to the theme of prejudice that runs through the book with the mockingbirds as symbols. The title can be seen in another way, as a warning, a warning to think about your decisions, to see if they have the innocence of the mocker. It's a reminder to judge what a person actually looks like rather than what you might see at first glance..