Do you remember stories of the boogeyman from childhood? Well for the kids of Maycomb they have their own sort of boogeyman, he goes by the name of Boo Radley. Not only is he the source of nightmares for the kids of Maycomb, but a source of fascination for every reader. Boo Radley is the most interesting character so far because of all the folklore about him, his motivation for hiding out, and the children's fascination with him. “Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained—if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. 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.” (Lee 10) Although we do not know if this description is accurate, we know it is a great attention grabber. This is one of the things that draws me to Boo Radley. The townsfolk have this crazy idea of what Boo may or may not be. Who Boo really is and what he is, we know not but we certainly want to. …show more content…
Of course I don't believe he poisoned the nuts, if anything it was probably just an allergic reaction but still, I wonder what makes Boo hideout? What makes Boo allow for these rumors to even be spread in the first place? We all just crave knowing what is going on in Boo Radley's head and what makes him allow himself to be the monster of children's