Prior to the summer assignment if someone asked me what a motif was i would have been unable to respond correctly, now after reading To Kill a Mockingbird i understand the meaning more. A reaccuring thing that captures the theme of the book.
In the story, the title is the phrase in which the motif is based. It is a sin to kill a mockingbird because the are innocent. There are two main examples, Boo Radley, and Tom robinson. Tom's innocence is easily recognised because he is in a trial. He was convicted of a crime that he obviously didn't commit. Boo's innocence is just a little deeper. The town sees him as a lost cause that should be shut up in his house, while he just wants to help people. The children are interested in boo because of his exile from society, he connects with them because they don't judge him as harshly as the adults of Maycomb do.
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