Two kids must struggle with themselves and grow within a community, facing the sexism, discrimination and prejudice of 1930s Alabama. In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch and his two young sons struggle as Atticus tries to defend an innocent black man during a trial. Initially, the thrush represents Tom Robinson by showing him as an innocent man. Tom Robinson is only accused because of the color of his skin and later in court, Atticus uses evidence and empathy to acquit Tom Robinson. Despite Tom Robinson's death, Harper Lee creates a clear shift in thinking about racism by persuading the audience through the use of pathos, diction, and symbolism. Harper Lee uses the book's title, "To Kill a Mockingbird," as a symbol of all the innocent people of Maycomb. “Thrushes, they don't do a thing but sing their hearts out for us” (90) says Miss Maudie, explaining to Scout why killing a thrush is a sin. The innocent mockingbirds do not harm anyone, similar to Boo Radley in the book. Everyone in Maycomb judges Boo Radley based on rumors alone and ostracizes him...