At the beginning of the year I had no idea what motif meant. I thought that honors english was going to be a lot harder then I had previously thought but after reading To Kill A Mockingbird I understand the meaning of motif much better. Now I know what motif is and can find what the motif is in a story. To Kill A Mockingbird helped me understand motif better because it was very clear what the motif was in the story.

The "mockingbird motif" is that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. It adds a symbolic level of meaning to the other themes of the book. The mockingbird motif allows you to compare the mockingbird motif to subjects like racism. For example, Tom Robinson was both crippled and innocent at the time of the trial but he was still "guilty". Another example of a motif would be justice versus injustice.

One thing my parents have always told me is to treat others the way you want to be treated. This was very important well I was growing up since I grew up with my twin sister. When ever I got mad at her or she got mad at me my parents would always remind us to treat each other how you would want to be treated.

I've thought of this lesson many times while growing up if my sister or me said something mean to each other. The life lesson I learned from this is to treat everyone with respect no matter who they are. You should treat others how you wanted to be treated.