Atticus says: Havin' a gun around's an invitation to somebody to shoot you.
Mockingbirds. "They don't do one thing, but sing their heart out for us. That's why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird."
Jem and Scout were told not to shoot at mockingbirds by their father, Atticus Finch, because it is a sin. Mockingbirds symbolize innocence and purity, and it is considered wrong to harm them as they do no harm to anyone.
Atticus mentioned this sentence in the 1st part of the book. He was teaching Jem to shoot with an air gun. After Jem learned how to use the gun, he tried to train by shooting birds. It was his initial decision and he requested for Atticus' permission to do so.At this moment, Atticus said that Jem could shoot all the bluejays that he wanted, but reminded him not to shoot any mockingbirds. He said that "it was a sin to kill a mockingbird," and his reason was that "Mockingbirds do not a thing but sing their hearts out for us, so it a sin to kill a mockingbird."Atticus
there "harmless" when atticus tells jem and scout to shoot anybird but the not the mockingbird. well the mockingbirds don't do any harm. tom Robinson was innocent in the case against the ewells, and jem is just a young boy who cant do harm
Atticus tells Jem that he can shoot bluejays, but advises him to remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird. He explains that mockingbirds are innocent creatures that only bring beauty and music to the world.
He doesn't want atticus to feel that he cannot be trusted.
When Jem looks up to Atticus and knows that he is a gentleman, and finds out that Atticus is very good at shooting birds. That is one of Atticus's talents, so then Jem sees what kind of a gentleman Atticus really is.
Jem and Scout lie to Atticus about their nighttime visit to the Radley house, which resulted in Nathan Radley shooting at them. They told Atticus that they were playing a prank on a schoolmate instead.
Dill told Atticus that they were just having lunch.
Jem is impressed with Atticus and he responds by saying that Atticus is a gentleman like him. Jem is Atticus' son in To Kill A Mockingbird.
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Dill technically lied to Atticus by saying that they were playing strip poker, but not with cards