Boo Radley Quotes In To Kill A Mockingbird

Mockingbird Figures

Boo Radley and Tom Robinson were prejudged because they both weren’t socially fit in society. Tom Robinson was an ordinary typical black man of the age twenty-five who had three children and lived in Maycomb, Alabama. Everyday before going to Link Deas cotton farm, he would pass by Mayella Ewell and tip his hat at her. Often times she would ask him to fix something up. In To Kill a Mockingbird we often refer to Tom Robinson as a Mockingbird figure. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up peoples gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us (119). Tom Robinson is seen as a mockingbird because he was falsely accused of raping Mayella
There was a long jagged scare that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and drooled most of the time (16). During the beginning of the novel, Boo Radley was seen as a monster because of the stories that Jem and Scout have heard. Automatically, Jem and Scout see Boo Radley as a bad person who is out to get them. Just because we think someone is weird, we automatically assume that he is a bad person. He was prejudged because of all the misconceptions that they have heard about Boo Radley, when in reality all he did was try to be friendly. Boo Radley is also seen as a mockingbird figure because he stays in the house like a bird in the cage and isn’t allowed to give Jem and Scout gifts, even the simplest pleasures like going outside. Boo Radley has done nothing wrong but protects Jem and Scout Finch. During the end of To Kill a Mockingbird, Bob Ewell, the father of Mayella Ewell decides to attack Jem and Scout Finch. When that happens, Boo Radley is right by their side protecting Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell. Without Boo Radley Jem and Scout finch would be dead. Boo Radley has been by Scout and Jem’s side ever since the beginning of the novel. As the novel progresses Scout and Jem become more curious about Boo Radley. When Boo Radley leaves gifts in the knothole and protects them from Bob Ewell they start to realize that he never was a monster and that he never meant to be antagonizing to them. By the end of the novel they come to realize that Boo Radley is a real person too and by rescuing Scout and Jem he proves to them that Boo is a harmless person who is also brave and courageous. Both characters, Tom and Boo show symbols of kindness and innocence because they did nothing to harm anybody and were still