To Kill a Blue Jay – Symbolism in Harper Lee’s Masterwork
“I think this distinction between the two birds is the symbolism Harper was trying to express. Mockingbirds are naturally more sympathetic in the context of Lee’s prose.”
The Florida State Bird
Yes, it seems odd to have a bird called the “northern” mockingbird as the state bird of Florida, considering we are the southern-most continental state in the country.
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