Who are the "three mockingbirds" in To Kill a Mockingbird? Atticus says that it's a "sin to kill a mockingbird," and he uses the mockingbird as a...

says to
his children:

Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can
hit €˜em, but remember its a sin to kill a mockingbird.

As Atticus has never said before that it is a sin to do something,is curious, so she
asks Miss Maudie why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Miss Maudie explains:

Mockingbirds dont do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They
dont eat up peoples gardens, dont nest in corncribs, they dont do one thing but sing their
hearts out for us. Thats why its a sin to kill a mockingbird.

In other words, mockingbirds are a symbol in this novel of innocent people who do no
harm in the world and try to do good and who therefore shouldn't be persecuted.

The two obvious mockingbirds in the book are Tom Robinson and . Both are the objects of
fear and prejudice. Neither do any harm in the world, and both try to do good. Tom Robinson does
helpful tasks for Mayella Ewell and Boo saves Scout andfrom Bob Ewell's attempt to kill them.
When...