Reading To Kill A Mockingbird has helped me understand the meaning of the word "motif" because every other theme has something to do with an innocent person. The theme of prejudice is shown in the Tom Robinson case, where Tom was innocent. Children are generally viewed as innocent and many adults learn from Scout and other children throughout the book.
The mockingbird motif is the idea of innocence. Mockingbirds do not cause harm, but rather stay in their trees and sing like other birds. It is a sin to kill one because they do nothing but create songs for you to listen to. This adds a symbolic level of meaning to the other themes because it ties everything together; Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and the children. Every theme has something to do with someone being innocent or seen as innocent, whether it be not commiting a crime or being young and naive.
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