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To Kill a Mockingbird - Coggle Diagram
To Kill a Mockingbird
Themes
Innocence
“'Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us to try to win,' Atticus said",
Nonetheless, Atticus believes defending Tom Robinson is important because he believes Tom to be innocent.
Real Courage
Atticus's response to Scout's question regarding why he chooses to defend Tom Robinson reflects the theme of "real courage," or "when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what"
Characters
You might hear some ugly talk about [my involvement with Tom Robinson's courtcase] at school, but do one thing for me if you will: just hold your head high and keep those fists down...Try fighting with your head for a change…
Scout often turns to violence as a method of dealing with her quarrels and disagreements. Rather than using her words as a weapon, she uses her hands.
Atticus talks to Scout about a fight she had (with Cecil Jacobs) at school. Atticus strongly believes that people should attempt to keep peace, even if others attempt to use words to prompt violence. Throughout the entire book, Atticus encourages his daughter, Scout, to live a peaceful life even if others speak ill to her.
“Atticus, are we going to win it?” “No, honey.”
Shows how Atticus’s unique sense of parenting in which he does not sugar coat problems amongst the community but rather speaking to his children with the truth no matter how unethical they may be
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Literary Elements
Throughout the text, the symbol of a mockingbird is used to express the idea of innocence. Tom Robinson is considered to be a mockingbird, that Atticus believes deserves to be defended.
Atticus teaches his children to defend the innocent, such as when he teaches his children that they can shoot blue jays and other mean birds, but that they should never shoot innocent song birds