Symbolism in "To Kill a Mocking Bird"By: Harper Lee

Even though the title is To Kill a Mocking Bird, this book has little to do with birds; it’s all about symbolism. Reading in between the lines is crucial for understanding the true meaning of this award-winning novel. Some examples of symbolism in To Kill a Mocking Bird are Tim Johnson, the title, and lastly the flower. Sometimes it’s hard to pick out the symbolism in each of these things right away, but once you figure it out, everything makes much more sense!
A great place to start is with the shooting of Tim Johnson, which is very similar to that of Tom Robinson. First of all, the characters names are very close, and could easily be confused. Tim Johnson is a dog that is loved very much by his owner, as well as the rest of the neighborhood. Not much different from Tim, Tom Robinson has always been helpful to all the neighbors and is very go...