Scout also understands Boo more when she arrives at his house. Standing on his porch after leading him home, Scout realizes the simple trick effect and thinks, “ One time he [Atticus] said that you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough” (374). Scout literally stands in Boo’s position and understands how things my look from his stance in this world. Standing there, Scout understands that Boo was unaccustomed to the world around him and afraid of what it had to offer him, which is why he stayed inside.
Jem and Scout loved going past the Radley’s place and finding the things they think Boo Radley have left them in a tree. Boo Radley is a older guy who has been stuck in his house for stabbing his dad in the leg with scissors. Boo was then put apart from everyone because they didn't want a him with colored people. He was put in the basement but developed lung problems and got released from jail. Ever since Boo has been stuck in his house.
Primary Evidence: Jem tells Scout that he thinks that Boo stays in his house because Boo knows that if he was to be seen in public he would be judged by Maycomb citizens (Lee 227). 2. Interpretation: Like a mockingbird, Boo is misjudged and people are scared that he will harm them, but he is actually innocent and loving. B. Claim: Boo radley is a loving giving man who likes to bring joy to
Though rumor has it that they Mr. and Mrs. Radley hide Boo from the town since now the Radley place consisted of , “rain-rotted shingles drooped over the eaves of the veranda;oak trees kept the sun away” (8). This asserts that everyone thought he was a bad guy because of his prison time. In addition, most of the children in Maycomb including Scout and Jem have assume for a fact that ,“ inside the house lived a malevolent phantom called Boo Radley”(8). This shows how rumors lie about his story since in the end he was actually just a nice guy as he saved Scout and Jem from Ewell's assault. This proves his symbol of goodness in him because of willingly came out of the house that he stayed in for 15 years.
" Even though Jem has never seen Boo Radley, he's convinced that Boo is this monster-like- person. Not to mention, what happened with Miss Stephanie Crawford, Jem retells the story that Miss Stephanie told him and Scout and says," she woke up in the middle of the night one time and saw him looking straight through the window at her.." Based on what people have said about Boo; Jem, Scout and Dill all believed it. They don’t realize that he's actually a good person because they're so convinced that he's a
In the story Boo Radley plays the role of Scout and Jem’s guardian angel. He watches over them and helps them when they get into trouble. In the first chapters, the kids make fun of Boo, they taunt him. All they know about him is what they have heard, that he is a crazy man. Throughout the story though, Boo proves them wrong.
To begin with, Scout and Jem are clueless about Boo Radley, they've never met or spoke to him. All they know about Boo is all the rumors they've heard. “Boo bit it off one night when he couldn't find any cats and squirrels to eat”(pg.44). Boo Radley has many stories but most of which is not very pleasing. Besides all that, the kids have strong feelings that Boo Radley is not the beast everybody else is making him up to be.
Boo has helped Scout change her viewpoint from thinking that he’s a scary person who always stays inside to finding out that he actually cares about her and chooses to live inside because he prefers to stay where he can observe what’s going on in the town and protect people when needed, which helps teach Scout that you can’t assume things without knowing the facts. Scout starts out believing that Boo is a mean person who is out to her her and she quickly learns that Boo’s intentions aren’t to hurt her, but rather help her when she needs it most. For example, in the beginning of the book Scout was scared of Boo Radley and the Radley house as shown, “I ran by the Radley house as fast as I could, not stopping till I reached our porch”(Lee 44).
Rumors swept through the town, ruining a man’s reputation and giving him no reason to step outside of his own home. In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Arthur “Boo” Radley is the most complex of Maycomb’s residents. Many say Boo is a killer that should not be trusted near children. However, Scout thinks otherwise as she tries to understand Boo herself. She learns more than she figured, as Boo teaches her numerous lessons without even meeting her.
C1,P16 : Jem, Scout and Dill explain/talk about Boo Radley. He is considered an evil presence in the book. Jem says he dines on raw cats and squirrels, his teeth are yellow and rotten and his eyes popped. C8,P96 : When Jem and Scout were outside watching Miss Maudie’s house burn, Scout received a blanket and didn’t noticed until Atticus saw it later that evening. The children had thought Boo Radley to be evil, until Atticus told them that Boo gave Scout the blanket.
Furthermore, Boo Radley is another character that improves Scout’s maturity. According to Jem, Scout’s brother, “Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that’s why his hands were bloodstained” (Lee 16). Because of the assumption that many people in Maycomb came up with about Boo, he is known to be a lunatic and no one wants to mess with him. Boo is not what he seems like or what people had said about him. Following the case of Tom Robinson, Scout finally understood why Boo never wanted to be involved in society and why he wanted to be a recluse.
Boo Radley is compassionate for the children as they communicate through presents and the mysterious hints. As Scout grows older her perspective on Boo changes, from a creepy guy to a friend. Boo Radley is the mockingbird to Scout's understanding, just like Tom Robinson was a mockingbird to Jem. From Atticus's teachings she has learned to develop into a young lady. Atticus's lessons and Boo Radley impacted her view on the world.
His lips parted into a timid smile, and our neighbor’s image blurred with my sudden tears.” (270) Scout begins to understand and accept Boo as a friend and not a scary character. Boo Radley is an amazing example of a guy who was inaccurately judged because he was too shy and uncomfortable to step outside his house. This teaches students that judging is no
It wasn't because of how he looked, or how smart he was but on how they thought what society wanted to live like. Boo Radley didn't like many people and that what made the, talk more was because he didn't want to encounter anybody. Boo knew how bad the world has become so he stuck to himself and only left his house at dark. Though Boo helped Scout and Jem and watched over them he still never wanted to come out of his home. Jem and Scout needed to understand that judging a person should never be an option even if you dont know the person.
Women appeared to be extremely irrelevant in the novel. Many had no voice, but especially not a name. Curley’s wife was not respected as she is not given a name, ignored and was talked about her, such things as being a “tart”. Many ranch workers did not know her but still had created a single story of her. Curley's wife may be an awful woman, but she has to presence neglect and isolation.
