![]() The civil rights movement that was initiated to combat the very concerns addressed by the movie was fully active and this movie was a voice for the injustice that was occurring at the time. The timing of the release of the movie is highly significant. These whites consider themselves superior not because of the quality of their character but because of the color of their skin. Yet, in spite of their poorness and depravity they still look down at the blacks and consider themselves superior to them. Their living conditions are deplorable their dress is filthy they are rude and, they ignore and abuse their children. The wholesomeness of the black community is contrasted with the poor whites in the Maycomb community who are depicted as being poor not because of their race but because of their inherent laziness and lack of ambition. When Atticus decides to represent Tom Robinson, one of their own, the black community showers him with gratitude by supplying his family with fresh produce and baked goods to the point that the Finch home is overcrowding with such items and when Scout and Jem appear in the local black church they are treated with the highest degree of respect and deference. In spite of their poverty, they appear to possess a high measure of self-respect and pride in themselves. ![]() The Maycomb black community is pictured in the movie as a group of simple, honest, and hardworking individuals who are barely eking out an existence but still manage to be happy. The mockingbird symbolizes the good in life but, as the conviction and death of Tom Robinson demonstrates, evil has the power to overcome the mockingbird's goodness.Īnother powerful symbol or image in the movie is the genuine goodness of the black community. In the movie Boo and Tom Robinson are similar to the mockingbird in that they are harmless individuals who would never intentionally hurt anyone, yet, both are harmed seriously in the movie and those who are hurting them is like shooting a mockingbird. As Atticus warns his children, "it is sin to kill a mockingbird." It has no real enemies and should be except from harm. Referenced several times in the movie, the mockingbird is a symbol of harmlessness in that its only function is to make music for others. However, in spite of the fact that the character struggles to ignore everything that goes on around him, he is eventually caught in the game and even risks being charged with murder. Boo Radley's intention is most probably that of living the American Dream. ![]() The city of Maycomb is nothing like the American Dream in effect, considering that it is filled with corruption, racial inequality, and individuals devoted to committing crimes. ![]() However, Radley's intervention in the clash between Scout, Jem, and Bob Ewell, proves that it is virtually impossible for an individual to remain passive to what goes on in his or her vicinity.Įven with the fact that he is unsuccessful in trying to save Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch nonetheless manages to live the American Dream through the fact that he is free to express himself at all times, in spite of the fact that his thinking comes against the one of the town's majority. In becoming familiar with Boo Radley, Scout discovers that one can survive in society without getting involved in the local affairs. As she realizes that the masses can easily overturn clear facts so that matters progress as they want to, she becomes even more determined to support people like her father. ![]() Maycomb's general attitude toward black people challenges Scout's personality and influences the girl in acknowledging the insecure position of justice in society. From watching her father's determination, Scout learns that one has to dedicate their lives to being moral, even when the respective person's campaign is doomed from the very start. Atticus is the bona fide American individual who is unwilling to join the masses in discriminating black people and even goes as far as risking his position in society with the purpose of demonstrating Tom Robinson's innocence. Atticus Finch's identity prevents Scout from thinking that all is lost in society because of the fact that everyone is inclined to commit immoralities. ![]()
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