"To Kill a Mockingbird" has a specific reflection that was created by the writer. The writer, Harper Lee, tells the story of two men. One man, Tom Robinson, is on trial for raping a white girl. He is innocent as it was her father who beat and raped her. The other man is a man named Boo Radley. Yet, he is convicted of the crime. Boo is a simple minded recluse. He is scared of people and hides away, but he is an innocent good person. Scout and her brother Jem are saved by him from Mr. Ewell. Harper Lee uses the symbol of the mockingbird to get the reader, through Scout's, the little girl in the story, to symbolize the twio men. The reflection occurs as Scout looks back on the events surrounding the two men, the men's innocence, and compares them to the mockingbird that harms no one but gives forth a beautiful song. The mocking bird also mocks other birds just as the children had initially mocked Boo Radley and the justice system was a mockery when it came to Tom's trial.
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