To Kill a Mockingbird
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To Destroy Innocence
To kill a mockingbird is to kill the innocent, and that is a sin. Symbolism is used substantially in the novel by Harper Lee titled To Kill a Mockingbird, which takes place in the 1930s. The theme of segregation is connected through the symbol of a mockingbird. In the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Great Depression, a distinguished lawyer named Atticus Finch agrees to defend a black man. Countless dilemmas arise in reaction which affects many in the town including Atticus' daughter, Scout, who is also the narrator of the story, and Atticus' son, Jem.
Scout Finch lives with her brother, Jem Finch, and their widowed father, Atticus Finch. Because their father is a successful lawyer, they are, compared to the rest of Maycomb, more prominent than others. Over one summer Scout and Jem meet and buddy up with a friend named Dill, who comes to Maycomb each year over the summer. These three have uncountable exhilarating stories and so the stories begin. They are all captivated by a peculiar house down the street called the Radley Place...