In the book "To Kill A Mockingbird,", Atticus Finch is portrayed and described as an honest innocent man. He is a lawyer by trade and has represented Maycomb county in the state legislature. Atticus is considered by most in the town to be an honest and virtuous man. The book reaches an important zenith in this character portrayal when Atticus is assigned to defend Tom Robinson, a black man, accused of raping a white woman. One of the important quotes in the book has to do with Jem and Scout receiving air rifles for Christmas. Atticus tells them "Shoot all the blue jays you can; but don't kill a mockingbird, it would be a sin." Mockingbirds are considered innocent, making a living by imitating all the other birds in their general locale. The entire book is a work portraying innocence: innocence as a virtue, as a characteristic of age, and the loss thereof by growing up and seeing the contrasting values of other people within our society. Thus, it is fitting to symbolize Atticus with the imagery of the mockingbird itself.
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