What are Mockingbirds? Mockingbirds are a species of birds, that all they do is
sing their hearts out for us and never ruin anything. Who has ever thought of it being a sin
to kill a mockingbird. Harper Lee is a writer who expresses her childhood as the plot and
the Mockingbirds symbolizing certain characters(Tom Robinson and Boo Radley) in the
novel, basing them on what occurs to themselves and their reactions towards it. Racism
was a big part of the story, mostly involving in the conflicts and just the normal lifestyle of
Maycomb County. Could you imagine such a story like this, happening realistically. In
the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee expresses Dill, Mayella, and Boo as lonely
characters who attempted to combat their loneliness.
Dill is a dynamic character who is introduced as a 7 year old boy who knows how
to read and will be staying with Miss Rachel every summer in Maycomb County. Dill
becomes good friends with Jem and Scout, and they end up getting very involved and
mischievous with the Radley place and Boo. Throughout the novel, Dill is a lonely child
who hides his feelings about the truth. Dill really doesn't have a family that takes care of
him, his mother just sends him to any family member who is willing to take him and he
unfortunately has no father. Dill hides the truth by telling Jem and Scout lies; saying how
his father is rich because he conducts the railroad, then becomes a pilot, and now over the
summer they will be building a boat together. Dill makes this all up so he can fit in with
the crowd and feel like someone is there for him. It makes Dill more proud of himself
that he's not and outcast and he's not lonely and that someone does show feelings towards
Mayella Violet Ewell is a static character who is not mentioned much in the story
and doesn't have many characteristics to build up a well developed character. Mayella is
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