How Did Boo Radley Live During The Great Depression In To Kill A Mockingbird

I am reading, “To Kill a Mocking Bird” by Harper Lee. This story is about a young girl living during the great depression. I will be predicting and evaluating.

I predict that the kids will not meet Boo Radley. For one, Boo is locked away. The Radley family never interacts with their community “they don’t go to church and they never joined missionary circles” (Lee 11). Furthermore, the Radleys don’t converse with their neighbors “Of all days Sunday was the day for formal afternoon visiting: ladies wore corsets, men wore coats, children wore shoes, but to climb the Radley front steps and call “hey” of a Sunday afternoon was something their neighbors never did” (Lee 11). Another reason is that the Radley family likes to keep to themselves “

Radley’s son was not seen again for 15 years” (Lee 13). Finally, is that the Radley family barley comes out of their house. The only person to ever leave the house is Mr. Radley who is gone for a short bit “ Mr. Radley walked into town at eleven- thirty every morning and came back promptly at twelve, sometimes carrying a brown paper bag that the neighborhood assumed contained the family groceries.” (Lee 11). Besides the father, the only other person to leave was his other son “ Mr. Radley’s elder son lived in Pensacola; he came home at Christmas, and was one of the few persons we ever saw enter or leave that

First off, the Ewells are a rude group of people, especially Burris. He talks very rudely to his teacher “ Ain’t no snot-nosed slut of a school teacher ever born c’n make me do nothin’! You ain’t makin’ me go nowhere, missus. You just remember that, you ain’t makin’ me go nowhere!” (Lee 37). The teacher says to sit down and he says, “ You try and make me, missus.” (Lee 36). They also disrespect people. Burris disrespects his teacher the most. She does what’s best for him, but he doesn’t listen “ You ain’t sendin’ me home, I was on the verge of leavin’ I done my time for this year.” (Lee 34). Also, the Ewells bend the law to get what they want “ Burris Ewell, remember? He goes to school the first day. The truant lady reckons she’s carried out the law when she gets his name on the roll.”(Lee 40). Another word to describe the Ewells is that they are quitters. They never accomplish anything in their life. For one, Burris Ewell hasn’t completed the first grade “ Been comin’ to the first day o’ the first grade fer three year now. Reckon if I’m smart enough this year they’ll promote me to the second.” (Lee 36). Second of all, the Ewells are also a disgrace to Maycomb. Atticus says, “ The Ewells had been the disgrace of Maycomb for three generations. None of them had done an honest day’s work in his recollection.” (Lee 40). They also don’t work very hard. Atticus says, “ None of them had done an honest day’s work in his recollection.” (Lee 40). You