The title of Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird relates significantly to the plot and characters in the novel. Without the symbolic references to a mockingbird the story line would have no relevance and less significance. When Atticus tells Jem and Scout to, "Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird," he is referring to the notion the a mockingbird is a harmless creature and does nothing but sing and bring happiness to the world (Lee 90). Harper Lee takes the title for her novel from this passage because the imagery of a mockingbird is important to the chara