Boo Radley Impact

In stories, sometimes characters that are not involved much play a very significant part. They can impact every single part of the story like the plot, theme, and characters. Minor characters don’t really have any part/interactions with the main characters. In the book "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee there are quite a few. One of the main ones being Boo Radley he doesn’t show up a lot but he does impact the plot, and characters.
Minor characters are usually the characters that teach a lesson or just cause the plot or theme to change. For instance, although Boo doesn’t really show up in the story he has a major impact on Scout, because of him she learns many important things like not judging someone without getting to know them first. A perfect example of this being the first part of the story when Scout was hearing all these rumors about Boo Radley being this supposedly called monster who eats squirrels. Scout believed all the rumors and would make fun of it in a way by playing “Boo Radley” games. Further, into the reading, we read about how Scout, Jem, and Dill are interacting with Boo and we read about how Boo starts leaving things for them in a tree hollow. Scout starts to think Boo Radley might not be such a monster especially after the fire at Miss Maudie’s house happens when Boo gives her a blanket. After time passes and the case is over

In chapter ten Miss Maudie says “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird.” Miss Maudie is trying to tell the kids how you shouldn’t judge someone without knowing them. Miss Maudie is like a mother/grandmother to the kids because she explains to the kids that Atticus simply doesn’t. When the kids have a question or a doubt they go to Miss Maudie because they know she can help them or simply give them a slice of