Explain the relevance of the title of the book – pointing out who could be considered “mocking birds” and what actual/potential harm was involved.

“But remember, it’s a sin to kill a mocking bird”. This is the one warning Scout and Jem receive when Atticus gives them their air rifles. But why mocking birds and not blue jays? Both Atticus and Miss Maudie believe it is a sin to kill a mocking bird as they “don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy”. Harper Lee titles her novel To Kill a mocking bird as two of the main characters were “mocking birds”. They were harmed or put in potential danger because of the prejudice about race and class in society, and that of the unknown or different. Two characters in To kill a mocking bird could be viewed as “mocking birds”. They were Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. Both do not harm society in any way and both are innocent people. However, because of their ways of living, the morals and principles that they have grown up with, they are picked on by society.
Tom Robinson was a gentle, kind and quiet man. He went out of hi...