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Essay On A Kind Heart In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Can a man possess a kind heart if he never leaves his house? Should the world treat an eccentric person unpleasantly? Harper Lee, in her book To Kill a Mockingbird, proves the injustice of judging people by their manifestations. According to the Bible, “The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” (1 Sam 16:7, NIV) Maycomb County assesses Boo Radley by his stature not his heart. He demonstrates a kind heart while appearing solitary, mysterious, and bizarre. Boo Radley exhibits the character trait of a solitary person. After He got in trouble with law, no one saw him for fifteen years. He spends so long in solitary confinement people wonder what he looks like. Folks wondered if boo still lived in the old house. Jem, Scout, and Dill attempt to draw him out of his house. For example, they used a fishing pole and a note to try to convince him to walk outdoors. “Wonder what he does in there” (13)? No matter how hard the kids annoyed him or gossip about him, Boo always remains friendly and even occasionally sends gifts. For instance, when they passed his house on the way from school gifts were waiting for them. …show more content…

“Dill and Jem were simply going to peep in the window with the loose shutter to see if they could get a look at Boo Radley” (58). Some citizens of Maycomb believed he had yellow teeth and a scare across his face. He wondered around at night. Furthermore, three kids trespassed on his property in the middle of the night, one of the person’s pants fell off, and it ripped. Nevertheless, when the person returned to retrieve his pants, he realized Boo already fix them and left it neatly folded. Although Boo is mysterious, he still is

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