Question: in to kill a mockingbird what does a mockingbird symbolize?
Answer: In this story of innocents destroyed by evil, the 'mockingbird' comes to represent the idea of innocence. Thus, to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence." ... "'Remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird. ' That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it.