Do Not Judge a Book by its Cover Mistakes are not permanent, rumors are fraudulent, be yourself, who cares if you are different. There was a young child in a small town called Maycomb who had committed an unworthy deed. His consequences were severe, and he received scolding, punishment, and a sentence of house arrest from his parents. Negative rumors about this young man spread around town painting an evil picture of him. Folks said he came out at night when everyone was asleep and killed squirrels to eat, people said he stabbed his own father, and people called him a ghost because they were terrified of him. Although, one dark night he proved himself a good man and a hero. Boo Radley is a quiet man who is predominantly misunderstood, is unknown yet unique, and who is unexpectedly compassionate. Boo Radley has been misunderstood ever since he was a child by the people in Maycomb. When Boo was a teenager growing up in Maycomb, he became acquainted with a few boys who were the town’s closest example of a gang. One night they did something they thought would be hilarious, but they paid the consequences. …show more content…
He was especially compassionate to his neighbors Scout Finch and Jem Finch. The first example of this is when Jem, Dill, and Scout try to send him a letter and as they are trying to escape Jem’s pants get caught in the fence. Jem left them stuck in the fence as they ran off terrified, and when he returned for them they were sewn up and neatly folded on the fence. The pants had obviously been mended and untangled by Boo, who was trying to help Jem out. Another example of his compassion is his gifts he gave Jem and Scout in the tree hole. In the novel on page 372, Scout comments about Boo “He was still holding my hand and he gave no sign of letting me go.” As readers figure out at the end of the novel, or perhaps before that, Boo is a compassionate