To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, has a strong and profound use of symbolism. The most recognizable and evident use of symbolism the recurring theme of birds. Like the title suggests, Mockingbirds are one of the birds, as well as Blue Jays and Finches. In the novel, the most apparent avifauna, or bird used is the mockingbird. In the plot, the mockingbird represents one by the name of Tom Robinson, an African-American man put on trial for a crime he was innocent. In real life a mockingbird according to the Merriam-webster dictionary is “a common grayish North American bird related to the thrashers that is remarkable for its exact imitations of the notes of other birds” In the story Atticus, the consul to Tom Robinson and the father
