... can be used to represent the persecutors in the novel, such as Bob Ewell, Miss Stephanie, and the angry mob. Tom Robinson is a mockingbird because he is wrongly accused of rape, while he is an innocent man; he was persecuted because of the colour of his skin. The people of Maycomb stereotype blacks as being bad people, or Blue Jays. While ... Atticus, Mr. Underwood, and the children. The Mockingbird was also mentioned at four important times during the book. When Jem and Atticus discuss Jem' gun, when Atticus kills the rabid dog, when the children are waiting to hear the verdict in cour...

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