To Kill a Mockingbird "Remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. "Your father's right," she said. "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy ... but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." (90). Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird by …
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…ve to face the pain of the town's scrutiny during a trial, he could never return to his former purity. The symbolism of a mockingbird is key throughout the book it creates parallels between characters and weaves the whole plot together. Tom Robinson, Atticus's children, and Boo Radley are all mockingbirds that are sinned against. The book shows that the worst thing you can do in life is attack an innocent such as a mockingbird.