Before reading To Kill a Mockingbird, i was still unsure of what motif was, I knew the dictionary meaning but i couldn't explain it in my own words. Now i have a much stronger understanding, maybe even find a motif in any piece of literature. Of course in To Kill a Mockingbird, there is a very meaningful motif, this motif brings the theme to the readers attention with two characters, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson.
Boo Radley is the fascination of Jem and Scout for most of their childhood. He is kept inside and out of sight from everyone at all times. This shows the theme, which is oppression, and racism. Boo does only good things to everyone but is being oppressed by his brother Nathan. I put racism into the theme because Tom Robinson is a black man being tried for rape. The case is built of false accusations and he is completely not guilty. He also like Boo is only ever nice, but the men on the jury trying him put him to death just because he is of colored skin. Though the motif and theme aren't exactly happy they are deep and make To Kill a Mockingbird and great book.
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