To Kill a Mockingbird

             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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