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Boo Radley Relationship

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•Some evidence that Jem is beginning to understand more than Scout about Boo Radley was when Jem infers that the things that they found in the tree are ways to communicate for Boo Radley, since he couldn't get out of the house. He understands enough that it was Boo Radley sending them the gifts that he proposed a letter of thanks to him, but was prevented from doing so. Jem then waits on the porch, trying to piece the clues together, and when he talked to Nathan Radley, Mr. Radley said that he clogged up the tree, saying that it was dying and he needed to put cement in it. However, the tree was alive and healthy, which made Jem suspicious of his statement. •Does Jem still fear the gifts in the tree? Give reasons for your answer. Jem doesn't …show more content…

How does this happen? Who does it, and why might he do so? When the brother of Arthur, Nathan Radley, found out that Boo was leaving gifts in the tree and and is trying to communicate with them, the brother might be protecting both Boo from the rumors and gossip and the children from from Boo. He prevents the communication by clogging up the tree that was used to …show more content…

Jem realizes that while the kids were watching the fire, Boo came up and put the blanket around Scout to warm her. He also realized that they could’ve seen Boo, but they missed him and that Boo was protecting them and caring for them. •Explain what Atticus means by telling Jem not to let his discovery “inspire ” him to “further glory”? Is there any reason why Jem might now do as his father says? The discovery of Boo giving them a blanket caused Atticus to tell them not to spread word about it and not to be involved in it. By doing this, he reinforces the rule to not bother Boo Radley. He might not listen to Atticus telling them not to bother him because of his curiosity and the incident with Boo giving Scout a blanket will spark his interest. Chapter 9 •How well does Atticus feel he should defend Tom Robinson? Is it usual for (white) lawyers to do their best for black clients in Alabama at this time? His reasons are that he believes Tom Robinson is innocent until found guilty, that he is associated to Calpurnia and Calpurnia is a close friend to Atticus, he wants to be a good example to his kids, that he has an objective standpoint to defend Tom Robinson, and his pride as a lawyer and as a

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They now communicate with Boo through the tree, their fears changed to curiosity but we all know every good thing has an end. Jem was very upset because Boo’s brother Nathan Radley put cement in the knothole tree to stop their communication. “Someone filled our knot-hole with cement”(62). Jem showed true maturity and love towards Scout by comforting her and telling her not to worry when he saw

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Nathan Radley could be hiding something from the kids that he doesn’t want them to know. Scout was upset when they figured out that the knothole was plugged, and as a good brother. As Jem is, he told her “Don’t you cry, now, Scout… don’t cry.” The quote shows that the tree was very important to Jem and Scout because of the gifts and them sending the letter trying to communicate to Boo Radley. If the tree was not plugged with cement, Jem and Scout would eventually sent the letter to whom that were sending the gifts.

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The next day atticus is demands they return the blanket and in that instant jem in frantics confesses all the devilish doings of scout and him, “Jem seemed to have lost his mind. He began pouring out our secrets right and left in total disregard for my safety if not his own omitting nothing”,(Lee,96). Atticus reacted in a shocking manner, he told them they better not return it then. Atticus politely agrees with his kids. As childish and silly Jem and scout are being atticus doesn’t he agrees and understands their side of the story.

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There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten, his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time.” Little do they know that Boo Radley will play a huge part in their survival at the end of the book when the crazy Bob Ewell Attacks them and Boo Radley protected them, something that Jem and scout would’ve never imagined, But something that the reader could foreshadow. Due to Boo’s acts of kindness like when he returned Jem’s pants sowed after he got them caught on the barb wire fence while he was snooping and around and also the gifts he left in the knot of the tree that helped him build a deeper sentimental relationship with Jem and Scout even if the kids did not know it. Boo had built such a relationship with them that he had done something extremely courageous and protects Jem and scout from Bob

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Atticus tries his best to teach and show others-specifically Scout and Jem-how to judge what is right and what is wrong. First, Atticus tells Scout a very valuable life lesson. This is said when Scout was complaining to Atticus about her day at school, he said to her, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee 30). Atticus is telling scout that she cannot truly judge someone's actions until she sees things from their side. This is something that Scout only understands near the end of the novel, when she sits on Arthur Radley’s front porch and tries to see what he see when he sits there, and she imagines how Boo see the events in the novel and in doing so began to understand him.

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In the War on Powder River, it tells of the early settlers, the businesses that brought about the major booms and busts of the economy during the time, the government that was established during this war, as well as what the conflicts and causes were that brought on the Johnson county war. The war itself started in 1889, and lasted roughly four years and ended in 1993. The four years that this was during ended up in many unfair and unjust actions. And to think it all started because so many who had come to settle were greedy.

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Jem has learned much more about life and death, through the Tom Robinson trial and his values have changed. The trial made him feel like one should preserve life at all costs, and he learns this through his loss of innocence. Boo Radley has shown loss of innocence his whole life, but the biggest symbol for his loss of innocence is when Nathan Radley plugs up the tree (Lee 83). Boo would leave little gifts for the kids in the hole in the tree, such as gum and indian head coins. By shutting off Boo’s last little bit of happiness and connection with the outside world, Nathan is also shutting off the last bit of innocence Boo had left in him.

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Scout does not realize that Boo has been placing presents until Atticus says to Jem, “You’re right. We’d better keep this and the blanket to ourselves. Someday, maybe Scout can thank him for covering her up” (Lee 72). Scout is confused by who Atticus is referring to until he says, “Boo Radley. You were so busy looking at the

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There were many personally impactful events happening in the town, like the rape trial, a neighbor’s house burning down, and new opinions coming to light. Jem could have learned a great deal from this because he was such a big part of society considering his dad was the lawyer for a black man, and he also could have been accused for killing Bob Ewell. As Atticus says in the novel, “‘Heck, ...‘If this things hushed up it’ll be a simple denial to Jem of the way I’ve tried to raise him” (Lee 314). Atticus was watching out for Jem because he didn 't want for him to be treated differently, he knew he was changing and was starting to understand what happened to Boo Radley. Boo was seen as a reckless child, so that 's how he got his reputation, and Atticus doesn’t want them to be seen in a bad way.

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Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem and Scout 's perception of courage drastically changes their behavior as they mature. They learn a lot about courage throughout the novel from their father Atticus and what they learn from him influences their choices and opinions. Although Jem is older than Scout, they both experience change in their behavior. At the beginning of the novel, Jem is still a young boy. He is defiant towards Atticus, he plays all the usual childhood games with Scout and Dill, and he engages in the younger children’s obsession with Boo Radley.

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Scout looks up to Jem, greatly values his opinion on many different topics and trusts him completely. She follows his lead on may things such as when Atticus enquire about the nature of a game they are playing which depicts Boo Radley , “ Jems evasion told me our game was a secret so I kept quiet.” (Page 45) Jem in turn enjoys spending time with her and adores her.

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Jem has been influenced by rumors of Boo Radley and believed Boo was a monster. However, Jem loses all of these prejudices when he accepts the gifts that are left in the knothole by Boo. As a result he begins to believe Boo is a kind person and even admits that “... he[Boo] ain’t ever harmed us, he ain’t ever hurt us…”(96). Feeling like Boo is seeking attention, Jem attempts to give him a note to ease his loneliness. Jem continues to … Feeling worried for Atticus, Jem decides to leave Atticus alone so that he can focus on the Tom Robinson case.

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Then, Miss Maudie’s house caught on fire in the middle of a cold night, causing the whole neighborhood to wake up and go outside to see what was happening. Jem and Scout were standing in front of the Radley house, watching the fire, when somebody came and put a blanket over Scout’s shoulders. At the time, neither Jem nor Scout noticed this happen, but later they realized it had to have been Boo. Later on, after the Halloween play at the school, the Finch children were walking home in the dark when they were attacked by Bob Ewell. Jem and Scout could have been killed, but again, Boo came out at just the right moment and saved them.

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A day came when they were acting out Boo’s life and Atticus says, “that you never really understand a person until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (36). Boo teaches Scout and Jem not to judge a person based on rumors because later in the book, they find out that Boo is not this evil person as the society perceives but he is an innocent and kind person, symbolic of a mockingbird. Boo also teaches Jem and Scout a major theme of the book which is that it's terrible to do harm to an innocent person as Atticus would say, “It is a sin to kill a mockingbird.” At the end of the book, when Tate and Atticus are hiding the case of Boo killing Bob, Scout reminds Atticus that charging Boo with murder would be, “Like shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?”(276) It refers back to when Atticus told them it’s a sin to kill mockingbird because they don’t harm you. Boo is symbolic of a mockingbird because he didn’t do harm to anyone.

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Jem usually ignores people who talk trash about their family but when someone insults Atticus he would be furious but Atticus teaches him to be a gentleman and ignore the hateful comments. One other neighbor, Boo Radley is always behind doors but he shows Scout that he is not a bad person. Atticus knew it was Boo who covered up Scout but Scout says “Thank who?” and Atticus replies with “Boo Radley. You were so busy looking at the fire you didn’t know it when he put the blanket around you” (72).

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