Mockingbird Motif

Reading TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD really enhanced my knowledge of "MOTIF" because in the beginning I had absolutely no clue what it meant and didn't really want to find out, reading Novel gave me a clear understanding of what it means and why some authors choose to put motif in their stories.
The Mockingbird motif is basically a meaning that its a sin to convict the innocent and blame your mistakes on them, just like its a sin to kill a mockingbird because they don't do anything bad, just good. This Motif really brings a symbolic meaning to other themes like prejudice and racism or justice vs injustice in this story because Tom Robinson, the main mockingbird in this story was convicted and sentenced to death, Tom was just like a Mockingbird, he was the only that actually treated Mayella like somebody but in turn she testified against him. It's a sin to kill a mockingbird, and Mayella killed the only Mockingbird had and ever will have.