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Boo Radley Character Traits
The many sides of Boo Radley
Personality, or popularity of a person can make or break them. Those whom we know to be silly or a favorite among people are quite hard to forget. We also have those who never say much and let their work or actions speak for them. However, the people we never seem to notice are the ones who truly amaze us the most; such as the veiled character of Boo Radley in the book (To Kill A Mocking Bird). He was always mentioned in the book and never seen, yet, he intimidated and frightened the people of the town. It was only because of the gossip that surrounded him that the people were truly afraid of him. They were also afraid of him because he never came out of his house which only made the people make up more rumors about him. Nobody really knew the truth about Boo nor the other Radley’s. Boo and his family never followed the customs or daily routines that the rest of the people of Maycomb did and were use to everybody doing, and
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Boo got the jeans off the fence and sewed them up for him and laid them out on the fence where Jem would be able to get them. So Boo was still helping even though he never came out the house. Even though he never came out of his house he found different yet profound ways to be apart of his community without them knowing it was him. Weather it was to clean a street or save a life. He was like a whisper in the wind, the mysterious person that counted on thru thick and thin, he wasn’t seen but his little actions were heard loud and clear. He was visible through spirit. He silently watched over his town like it was his child, and when it needed help he silently came to the rescue. He affected the county of Maycomb very deeply without them even knowing. Weather it was through their negative thinking or his positive act and attitude toward

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