End of the Book: Explain Scout’s reference to the mockingbird on page 370. (Sharon)

"Well, it'd be sort of like shootin' a mockingbird wouldn't it?" (Lee 370) By this she means that putting Boo in jail for killing Bob Ewell is wrong because all he was doing was saving herself and Jem. "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy... That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." (Lee 119) Mockingbirds like it says in the quote they don't do anything bad, they just sing for people. This relates back to Boo, because he was only doing what was right. He stays out of other peoples business but when someone needs something he seems to be right there. For example in chapter 8 when Boo put a blanket over Scout because he saw that she was cold. He was thoughtful enough to do that. Whenever Scout, Jem, and Dill bothered Boo, he didn't do anything to them. Another example is when Jem went back to find his pants "They'd been sewed up. Not like a lady sewed 'em like something' I'd try to do." (Lee 78) Guessing that it was Boo who sewed the pants it shows that he was always looking out for Jem and Scout in one way or another.