A mockingbird is a harmless bird that makes the world more pleasant. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the mockingbird symbolizes Boo Radley and Tom Robinson, who were both peaceful people who never did any harm. To kill or harm them would be a sin. Scout's father, Atticus, tells Scout and Jem, "I'd rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the blue …
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…destroyed by his kindness. Also, relationships among human beings can be compared to a mockingbird as some people are kind and peaceful while others are prejudice towards them because they are different. These people see past the good traits of people. In general, the title illustrates that the prejudice that some people have towards others who are peaceful and kind is wrong. Those people are "killing a mockingbird," it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.