1. The symbolic meaning of a Mockingbird and its importance to Harper Lee’s novel. By: Claire, Jennifer, Jessica, Chris, and Erika.

2. The mockingbird itself is rarely mentioned, yet it has important symbolic value. The book implies that comparing someone to a Mockingbird is to say that it would be immoral to punish that person because they didn’t deserve it. Insert picture of mockingbird sunny happy

3. “There is one human institution that makes a proper that equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any collage president. That institute [gentlemen] is a court”.

4. Insert picture of them Jem and Scout Scout: - Usually thoughtful (she worries about the essential goodness and evil of mankind), and unusually good (she always acts with the best intentions). – spark notes - Was an innocent bystander, never did anything to harm anyone - Too young to be faced against evil (Bob Ewell) Jem: - Going through a stage of puberty and becoming mature and already faced with the cruel things in the world - He never got into a fight with anyone - Read for Ms Dubose

5. He wasn’t a Mockingbird because: Mockingbirds are known to sing for everyone, but Boo was a complete introvert He was a Mockingbird because: Boo had a strong sense of moral right and wrong

6. Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, Jem and Scout were all Mockingbirds in some way Some were harmed for no reason, one was prosecuted for a crime he did not commit and another ridiculed for being different