One of the hardest jobs for an author is to choose a good title for their writing. It has to be catchy, relevant to the story, and hints at the content of the story without revealing too much. Harper Lee does this successfully by titling her novel "To Kill a Mockingbird". Besides evoking interest in the potential reader, the title is very significant and symbolic to the story. Atticus tells his children that it is …showed first 75 words of 558 total…

…showed last 75 words of 558 total…appears that certain people try to destroy the things that are good; goodness threatens them. For example, Martin Luther King, Jr., J. F. Kennedy and Ghandi all had visions of a gentler, kinder world, but someone didn't agree with these ideas and felt it was necessary to kill these mockingbirds. Even though the mockingbird is a victim, those who are a mockingbird have to be strong to survive the constant opposition of others toward them.