What does the dog represent in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Answer 1

The mockingbird represents the innocent, harmless characters such as Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, and the children (especially Scout).

The title is taken from a quote in the book, where Atticus says "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." Later, Miss Maudie Atkinson explains that "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy." This shows that they are innocent, and that is why Atticus forbids his children to kill them.

To Kill a Mockingbird's theme is how prejudice affects a town. Also, the mockingbird symbolizes innocence. All they do is sing for you and give you pleasure in what is natural to them (singing for you). They do no harm. They are fragile, weak, and helpless. That is why Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are the two mockingbirds in To Kill a Mockingbird. in this novel, they talk about "killing a mockingbird" three specific times. Can you name them?

That is why it is sin To Kill a Mockingbird, they only sing for you, with no harm done.

Answer 2

The snowman represents that black people and white people really are not different. The "snowman" is originally made of mud right? well that represents a black person, and they cover it in snow which then represents a white person. It shows that the snowman is still a "snowman" when it was made of mud, and that there was really no difference when they covered it with snow, except the color of its skin.

Answer 3

In To Kill a Mockingbird, the tree is a channel of communication between Boo and the children; his only connection to the outside world. But more than that, it is a "giving tree"-from there, the children receive their gifts and, less obviously, it gives Boo an outlet, because he is just a lonely man who has been locked up in a house for most of his life. This is his one adventure, and when Mr. Radley Jr. plugs the hole, he is effectively cutting off his brother from the rest of the world again. So the tree represents Boo's lifeline to the outside world and the children's Santa.

Answer 4

The dog in "To Kill a Mockingbird" symbolizes the town of Maycomb's underlying racism and prejudice. Its appearance and behavior foreshadow the racism and injustice that will unfold in the trial of Tom Robinson. The dog's rabid state mirrors the deep-seated hatred and discrimination present in the town.

Answer 5

The shooting of the dog symbolizes racism and the good and bad. The reason why I think it symbolizes racism because as with rabies, racism spreads like a deadly disease until stopped.