In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird", Harper Lee, wrote the words that Atticus said to his children, Jem and Scout Finch. Atticus said "...it is a shame to kill a mockingbird", mockingbirds are known as gentle creatures who do no harm and make music for everyone's joy. Killing a mockingbird would be like killing an individual who doesn't wrong anyone and tries to be as helpful as possible. Simultaneous mockingbirds have the characteristics of nobility, innocence, and valor that mirror the characters Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Arthur "Boo" Radley. Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley are portrayed as thrushes for their actions, the good they did for the people around them, and the negative treatment they suffered for their actions. Throughout the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” Atticus Finch's attributes become parallel to the mockingbird's traits. “Mockingbirds do harm but they make music for everyone to enjoy,” Miss Maudie had once said. Atticus Finch is an individual who defends the innocent from the evil the world has brought upon them. For example, when Atticus agreed to handle Tom Robinson's case, he put his own life and the lives of his children in danger due to the negative comments and treatment he was destined to receive as punishment for his actions. Atticus was the victim of his neighbor's gossip; they spoke ill of him to his children and cast hateful glances at him and his children. Atticus Finch is considered a mockingbird because, instead of letting the city's punishment decide for him, he made it his goal to take the case despite the negative treatment he would experience. Atticus put aside all the talk of the town and took the case to protect an innocent man in the middle of the paper… name and discrimination that people faced throughout this period of time. Additionally, Harper Lee wrote about the reactions individuals had to events happening around them. He wrote about three characters who faced discrimination for their actions and praise for actions that brought peace and joy to families. These three individuals are known as Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Arthur "Boo" Radley. Over the course of the chapters of the novel, these characters revealed themselves and their true nature. Each of these individuals resembled the features of the mockingbird. They resembled the innocence that the thrushes have for the way they defended themselves without guilt, the courage they must have during the punishment of the city and, above all, the mark they left in the individual they had helped, resembled the characteristics of the thrush mocking for which he is known..