I learned about motif from To Kill a Mocking Bird so much better than just the deffinition. In To Kill a Mocking Bird there were very good examples about motif that taught me what it really is. Motif is a reacuring theme in a story for example the mocking bird theme, it comes up alot in the story.

Motif adds to To Kill a Mocking Bird because it gives a plot line to the story. The plot line needs something to be centered on like the solar system. The sun would be representing the motif, and the planets would be like all the different themes like Boo Radley and the to kill a mocking bird theme.