"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing there hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mocking bird"(Miss Maudie, pg.90). Harper Lee, author of the novel "To Kill a Mocking Bird", chose wisely when picking the title of her book. Throughout the magnificent novel Harper Lee left the reader wondering what is the symbolism, if any, of the title. Set in the post depression time era, "To Kill a Mocking Bird" is a story about racism and its consequences. The title outlines some certain aspects in the story involving racism.
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