Question

Write the line from the end of the chapter in which Mr. Underwood’s editorial in the Maycomb Tribune echoes Atticus’ earlier advice to Jem and Scout when they were given their guns. Then, explain how this connects to the title of the novel. Who is the mockingbird?

Answer 1

Answer:

It's at the end of chapter 25, an quote " Mr. Underwood simply figured it was a sin to kill  cripples, be they standing, sitting, or escaping. He likened Tom’s death to the senseless  slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children"

Explanation:

The line above connects to the title due to the symbolism of the mockingbird in the story; the mockingbird is the idea of innocence, throughout the story the innocence of different character has been corrupted or totally destroyed by the evil that they have had contact with through different situations; therfore when in Mr. Underwood's editorial says  that is a sin to kill cripples, it's talking about the innocence of the cripples, no matter their situation and continues with Tom's death, been the senseless slaughter, as he describe, is the slaughter of innocence.

In conclusion, the quote connects to the title because it talks about the symbolic act of killing innocence in different forms.