It is a sin to kill a mockingbird as they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. However, there are many "mockingbirds" that are "killed" in, "To Kill a mockingbird, by Harper Lee." The title of this book (To Kill a Mockingbird) is very significant and can be applied to many characters. Atticus, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley are characters that can be strongly identified with the title.

First, Atticus Finch can be strongly applied to the title. Many citizens of Maycomb were very angry at him just because he was defending a black man, Tom Robinson. Kids at school were even calling him a "nigger lover." Cecil Jacobs says, "My folks said your daddy was a disgrace an' that nigger oughta hang from the water-tank!" (Lee, pg76) Atticus is doing nothing more than doing his job and defending a Negro. Yet, Cecil's family...