bird is especially used when it comes to the misunderstood character Boo Radley. Boo is innocence in most likely its purest form in the novel. He never did anything truly wrong‚ unlike other characters like Bob Ewell. Boo didn’t do all the terrible things he was accused of‚ like eating animals‚ and yet he became a subject of torment from Maycomb’s children because of the past he had suffered. Boo is introduced early in the novel by Lee as being “...about six-and-a-half feet tall‚ judging from his
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Finch‚ shows his understanding of prejudiced opinions by moving from naivety of Boo Radley to an understanding of why Boo is so reclusive. (2) Jems naivety is shown when he makes a preconceived opinion toward their reclusive and mysterious neighbor Boo Radley. Boo Radley is thought of as a scary man by the children in the community due to Boo’s appearance in court when Boo was a teenager. Jem begins to understand why Boo is so reclusive after witnessing Tom Robinson’s trial. (3) While talking to
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Journal #1: Dear Diary‚ I feel so trapped in this house‚ I haven’t been able to leave this place for years now. I am still currently living my brother Nathan Radley and he makes me feel like this house is hell. He won’t let me out or do anything fun around the house. I feel like a prisoner inside my own house. There is no hope of excitement in this house‚ absolutely nothing to do at all. My neighbors down the street‚ these two kids named Jem and Scout think I’m some kind of dangerous killer
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will meet Boo Radley. I predict that the children will not meet Boo because they are frightened of him. First‚ I predict he will not meet the kids because he was in a gang. The gang got him thrown in jail. The court released him to his dad. His dad locked him up longer. Secondly‚ Boo stabbed his family member in the leg. The town wanted him in an asylum and a mental hospital. The public considers him intellectually afflicted. Finally‚ I expect the children of the town to not meet Boo Radley because
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Boo Radley is essential to the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" because he is a catalyst for many other things to happen through out the book. For example he allows the reader to see what the mentality of some of the people in Maycomb. For example Miss. Stephanie Crawford‚ who demonises Boo as a monster and also a large proportion of the community who‚ for example‚ will not eat the nuts produced by the tree on the Radley’s property as they will be poisoned. "Miss. Stephanie Crawford said she woke up
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Aunty‚ why can’t I?” (Lee 225) In this quote the symbol is Walter. In the book his family is very low on the social class.
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I will be predicting whether or not Boo Radley will be seen in the book. I predict neither Jem or Scout will see Boo Radley in the flesh. First of all most people of Maycomb has not seen Boo Radley. It would be very unlikely for Scout or Jem to have seen him. In the book‚ on page 13‚ it states that “ Mr.Radley’s boy was not seen again for fifteen years”. This shows that Boo Radley has not been seen out of his house for 15 years. Another quote from the book on page 10 says “ People said he existed
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In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there is a character named Boo Radley. The children believe Boo is an evil being who goes around the town at night making flowers die and slaughtering chickens‚ even though it was proven that it was not him. One reason they believe Boo is evil is because he is locked up and never actually leaves the house. Boo is locked up because he started the closest thing to a gang ever seen in their small town. He also apparently stabbed his father in the leg with a pair of
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Arthur "Boo" Radley is an enigmatic character in To Kill A Mocking bird who is shut up in his house throughout the novel. Although he was described as a monster who eats cats and squirrels‚ that was not the case. He is one of the "mockingbirds" in the novel‚ a kind man injured by the evil of mankind. The writer dropped many little hints that proved that he is an innocent‚ misunderstood and victimize person‚ structuring him into a "mockingbird". Arthur "Boo" Radley was discriminated and mocked
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I think that Boo Radley should be locked up in jail‚ he is reckless and dangerous. Who knows what he gets up to during the night while we’re all sleepin’! His brother says he stays in the house‚ but we don’t know that for sure‚ now do we. Let me tell you a lil’ somethin’ about Boo Radley‚ he is a maniac. One night I awoke to see Boo Radley starin’ right through my window at me‚ oh and I know that if I hadn’t woken and seen him‚ he would’ve tried to kill me in my sleep! It is unsafe to have such a
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