Nharper lee’s to kill a mockingbird, the image of the mockingbird carries great symbolic weight. based on the following excerpt, what could the mockingbird symbolize?
mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. they don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. that's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.

The mockingbird symbolizes life that should be preserved for the non material value it provides people through its singing.

answer: to inform

explanation: the red death is an exciting passage, but also in some ways scary, so it is not to amuse. the red death is far in the past, so it is not to warn.

in this text, paine use the word “ye” several times in order to  capture  the  attention of the colonists who   haven't understand the   importance and urgency of his cause. the word "ye" that is the plural of   "thou" is used to call the colonists attention and make the fight for the cause.