To Kill A Mocking Bird 2

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made a foundation out of dirt and then covered it
with what snow they had. If the snowman was made completely out of snow, Jem's action would not be so
significant. Scout is very surprised when she sees the brown snowman and she exclaims: "Jem, I ain't never heard
of a nigger snowman." (72), and to this Jem replies: "He won't be black long." (72). Scout's words indicate the
strange nature of the snowman which is half-black, half-white. Jem, however did not find it peculiar and he
"scooped up some snow and began plastering it on". Gradually Mr. Avery turned white? (73). The symbol of the
snowman, like every other symbol in literature, may have various interpretations depending on the reading of the
individual. In the specific case the snowman can be seen in two ways.

Firstly, this alteration from black to white can be considered as a merging of the two races into one, without any
differences between them to separate them, an ...

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negro. Bob Ewell could never accept the fact
that his daughter was thinking of giving herself to a black man and punished her severely for that. The best
example of how everybody behaved towards mixed people is the case of Dolphus Raymont's children who were
"half white, half coloured" (167). Jem uses the word 'sad' (167) when he refers to them because "they don't
belong anywhere. Coloured folks won't have'em because they're half white; white folks won't have'em 'cause
they're coloured, so they're just in betweens, don't belong anywhere" (167). On the contrary, Jem's combination
of mud and snow declares that miscegenation can exist and that it does not ...

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