I am writing an essay about what the title means...

Killing a mockingbird = hurting/insulting someone who is harmless.

Exactly what the first person said. I read this in Cliffs Notes:

Scout's analysis of Mayella being like a cat isn't just there for no reason. Tom is a mockingbird, and Mayella is the cat that attacks.

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The mocking bird is someone who is a good doing gentle person that does not harm. The title to kill a mocking bird is about society crushing those who are good.

im trying to find out why the title for " To Kill A Mockibngbird " is an apporopriate title for the book