To kill a mockingbird. symbols?

Question

i am doing a project on to kill a mockingbird.

we have to find 5 symbols in the book needed to bring to school to present a two minute talk about the symbols to the class.

i read the book, but i can't figure out 5 things that i can use that relates/ symbolizes the novel to kill a mockingbird.

not soap and not gum.

i need good symbols that come from the book/ has to do similar to the book

can you please help me figure out some??

if you do, can you tell me about the symbols? i read it in the book, i just dont unerstand the meaning.

so just give somethings i can bring in and tell me about that thing.

Answer 1

not sure what you are looking for but here goes - Adikas does legal work for the folks in town - he takes "Bartered" goods in exchange for his services, when they cannot pay in cash - symbolic of the Depression Era - alot of folks had NO cash to speak of, example the man who brings the ( i think hickory nuts) bag of nuts to pay for the legal services Adikas provided.

the whole story is very symbolic of small town attitudes during the Depression Era - example the jury in court was ALL whites, not necessarily the defendants peers - in the audience in the court room - on the floor level the whites got preferred seating - the Blacks HAD to sit in the balcony.

the boy whom every one said was "crazy", because of the incident with scissors - could be symbolic of the attitudes towards mental health at the time - if you were considered mentally ill it reflected poorly on the whole family - like they were all a bit nuts.  hope this helps.

Answer 2

the clock Jem finds in the tree; he tries to fix it, it doesn't work. That means that Boo is stuck in time and can't get out of it.

The flowers in the houses.(example: Mayella has a RED geranium, for passion which is understood in the novel. )

the paper bag Nathan Radley takes around with him is his secrecy that the town wonders about, but never finds out what it is.