Motif. I used to think, "What is the difference between motif and symbols?! Are they no they same thing?!!" Reading To Kill A Mockingbird has really helped me realize the differences. A Motif is a symbol, but is usually more subtle, and can ( and usually will) recur throughout the story. Like a symbol, it has some deeper meaning and helps to aid the overall message that the author wants you to recognize throughout the story. Unlike Symbols, Motifs usually do come up in the story more than once, but usually in different context with different examples.
Symbols are basically motifs. The only real distinction that i have seen between motifs and symbols, is that motifs generally seem more specific, while symbols cover more ground and are more generalized. Yes, they can be very confusing at times,and as much as you may disagree motifs and symbols are different!!!!
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Yeah, when I was doing my summer assignment I thought that motif and symbol were the same thing. But, you didn't talk about how the mockingbird motif added a symbolic level of meaning to the other themes in the novel...
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