To Kill A Mockingbird

Atticus says, “ ……remember it is a sin to kill a

Mockingbird“. I think the title Harper Lee chose “To Kill a

Mockingbird” is perfect for this novel. Both of these people are

very good examples of this motif. The injustice of Tom Robinson

being accused of raping Mayella Ewell, and Boo Radely held

Prisoner in his own house since he was a little child. Tom

Robinson was simply convicted for being an African- American

and being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Boo Radely was

kept prisoner in his house because people thought he tried to kill

his mother and he was thought to be mentally ill.

Tom Robinson was accused of raping a white woman by the

name of Mayella Ewell. That’s not the worse part, throughout the

trial they mention that Mayella was “mighty beat up on her right

side.” Tom R...