Tom Robinson Innocence
The mockingbird is a symbol of the loss of innocence, reflected in To Kill a Mockingbird by the prejudice and racism displayed towards people of colour. Particularly, Tom Robinson, an innocent man, slain by the caste system when he later is found guilty of rape, resulting in preconceived antipathy towards Tom because of his colour. His innocence of the crime he’s accused of suggests a relationship to the mockingbird for they both provide no harm. Considering the irrationality of the townspeople, killing Tom Robinson brought forward no good or prevented no evil, just like a mockingbird. Similarly, Boo Radley was classified as a threat and a menace because of unsubstantiated gossip that is later established as inaccurate. Regarding this, Boo