To Kill a Mockingbird

The title of the 1960 Harper Lee novel To Kill a Mockingbird: To Kill a Mockingbird is a metaphor a warning, and alludes to the story itself. In the story we, the readers, are told that the crime of killing a mockingbird is considered to be a sin, the mockingbird is innocent of all crime it does nothing harmful, it only shares its beautiful music with those that care to listen. Though the crime of killing a mockingbird is mentioned in the story, one was never literally killed, but someone just as innocent as the mockingbird was, struck down brutally by prejudice and bigotry. These crimes are a warning to all and should be heeded, unless the happenings of this story are wished to unfold again.

The title: To Kill a Mockingbird alludes to Atticus's warning to Scout not to shoot...