... . With this thought, it is easy to understand that in To Kill a Mockingbird the mockingbird is Tom Robinson, a harmless man who becomes a victim of racial prejudice. Like the mockingbird, Tom has never done any wrong to anyone. He was a harmless creature who tried to help anyone he could, even Mayella Ewell, a white girl who brings Tom to trial just by helping her chop up an old dresser. ... a person based on "gut instinct" alone. However, a system that allows the guilty to go free is a system that needs to be overhauled and reformed to make it more workable in our society. Similar cases ...

• Word Count: 3114
• Approx Pages: 12
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate