Boo Radley’s development is shown throughout the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. In the beginning of the book Boo is seen by everyone as a very dangerous person. Since, as a teenager, he underwent a trial that gave him a bad reputation and forced him to stay inside for at least fifteen years. Some people also stated that he tried to kill his own parents. However, not everyone believes this and there was no proof that this actually happened. This information leads to the development of other characters such as Scout. The characters develop as the book goes on, for example Scout’s understanding of Boo changes, there are a lot of events that lead to her understanding, and what she learns from them. First of all, Scout’s perspective …show more content…
Such as, seeing Tom Robinson’s trial. ”There's something in our world that makes men lose their heads --they couldn't be fair if they tried. In our courts, when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins. They're ugly, but those are the facts of life.”(pg. 295) During the trial, Scout realized that Tom wasn’t actually guilty. She immediately thought back to Boo Radley and began to understand that life isn’t always fair and that people don’t always get treated they deserve to be. Additionally, going to Calpurnia’s church led to Scout becoming more open minded:”Lula stopped, but she said,’You ain’t got no business bringin’ white chillun here- they got their church, we got our’n. It is our church, ain’t it, Miss Cal?’”(pg. 158) Facing racism for the first time also helped Scout become aware of what is going on in the society she is living in. Scout finally understood the reason why Boo Radley chose to stay inside. She noticed that he wasn’t accepted by the society. For example, Stephanie Crawford spreading rumors about him, lead to people seeing him as a monster. Subsequently, she discovers more information about the society that she lives