What if Boo was actually nice and he wanted Jem and Scout to know that he was a nice person. The kids think of Boo Radley as a mean person with a lousy past but what if he was actually friendly? Who where the items meant for? There were three items placed in the tree. First, there were two pieces of gum.
What do you think is the realization that he makes? Why doesn’t Scout tell the reader? Jem realizes that Boo Radleys brother took away his connection to the world by putting cement into the tree whole. Scout doesn’t tell the reader because she doesn’t see it the same way as Jem.
The only contact Jem had with Boo Radley ends when Nathan Radley covers up the tree hole with cement. Scout realizes that Jem seemed very upset about the cement in the tree “when [Scout] went in the house [Scout] saw [Jem] had been crying; [Jem] was dirty in the right places, but [Scout] thought it odd that [she] had not heard [Jem]” (Lee 84). Jem was upset about the fact that he won't be able to get anymore things from Boo Radley. That made Jem realize that Boo never gets out of the house and it made Jem even more mad about the whole situation. Jem notices that Boo is stuck in his house for a awful reason and the only real outside contact he got was giving things to Jem and Scout, which makes him feel bad for
In “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Harper Lee uses the motif of Boo Radley and finding gifts in the tree to teach Jem and Scout that they shouldn’t blindly believe the rumors they hear but find out the truth for themselves and form impressions based on it. Scout and Jem find gifts in the knothole of a tree on the Radley lot, presumably left by Boo Radley. Mr. Radley, Boo’s brother ends up plugging the knothole with cement, claiming the tree is dying. Jem stays outside on the porch until sundown after he finds out that the knothole has been blocked. When Jem comes inside, Scout comments to herself, “ [Jem] stood there until nightfall, and I waited for him.
At that moment is where Scout met Boo Radley which put a blanket on her when she was staring at the house as it burned down in front of everybody’s eyes. The items found in the hole in the tree started to make a distant relationship between Boo and Scout, which started the children to make Boo Radley the hero of their game instead of the villain. After chapter 8 of the novel, Boo becomes the children’s watchful protector, and being there whenever they need him. For example providing a blanket for Scout and saving Jem at the end of the story.
But some are just misunderstood, appearances being twisted by cruel rumors and opinions. Arthur Radley is one of the most famous examples of having a deceptive appearance. The children in Maycomb think he is evil and scary because he stays in his house all the time, creating dozens of rumours, when in reality he is a nice man that is just shy and misunderstood. As Scout and Atticus have a conversation at the end of the book, Scout says “‘Atticus, he was real nice’.... ’Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them’”
When Jem and Scout find no kindness in their community, they receive gifts and realize kindness and generosity come from essential figures in their lives. Boo Radley’s gifts are a symbol of childhood and friendship. Later in the book, Scout reflects on the gifts Boo gave them, “Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between.
To kill a mockingbird report “Appearances can be deceiving” This cliché term teaches us that your appearance doesn't determine your potential that lies underneath. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird harper lee uses characterization and symbolism to show the reader that appearances are not always what they seem , and if you reveal what's underneath you realize that the world is more complex than you think. Many characters in the novel have deceived appearances . one of them is Mrs. dubose ,
Using Dill’s ideas to lure Boo out of the Radley house, Jem tells everyone where to stand, who stays home, who goes with him, when to talk, and when to be quiet. This is best evidenced when Jem is making plans on how to approach the Radley’s house with the note and fishing people. Scout forces Jem to allow her to come, but once she arrives at the scene she starts regretting venturing out with the boys and decides that she wants to go back, but Jem informs Scout, “ Now you’re in it and can’t get out, you’ll stay in it, Miss. Priss!”(47). Another time, Scout was walking home from school and noticed a piece of gum sticking out of a hole in the Radley’s tree. Unknowingly, Scout opened the gum and started chewing the gum until later into the afternoon when Jem came home and asked Scout where she got such a wad.
To the children, so much as entering the front yard of the Radley house is a terrifying feat. At this time, the children do not understand Boo’s situation, as they have yet to meet him and know little about him apart from the stories. In the end, the children learn that Boo has been watching them all along and has even been a helpful presence in their lives. He was the one who left gifts in the tree outside the Radley yard for Scout and Jem, and he gave Scout a blanket during the fire. More importantly, however, Boo was the mysterious figure who saved the Finch children from Bob Ewell’s attack.
Appearance VS. Reality In the novel To Kill a MockingBird written by Harper Lee there are many events that occur that show the theme of appearance vs Reality. Throughout the story Boo radley is looked at as a monster that hides in his house and scares children. Mrs.Dubose is an old lady who had a morphine addiction and Tom robinson is known for sexualy abuseing a young white woman.
At this time in the story, the rumour about Boo Radley being a malevolent phantom is circulating through the town; Jem, Dill, and Scout are preoccupied with their fascination with Boo. The sentence "inside the house lived a malevolent phantom" (Lee 8) creates an eerie atmosphere around Boo's character; the sentence "people said he existed, but Jem and I had never seen him" (Lee 9) proves that the kids are skeptical of the rumours, contrasting the community's beliefs. The quote suggests that even with the rumours about Boo Radley being a malevolent phantom, there is no evidence of his supposed evil nature. This shows the difference between the community's perception of Boo and the children's view of
Appearance vs Reality is when you see someone as something and they turn out to be the complete opposite. In the book to kill a mocking bird there was one character that stood out to me that has a lot of appearance vs reality. There being the man, the myth, the legend Arthur (Boo) Radley, there is also Tom Robison, and there is Dolphus Raymond. The most impacted character by appearance vs reality is Tom Robinson because he was put on the court for "raping" Ms. Mayella and beating her. The main reason he is brought to court is that he black and, in that time, they thought the blacks were less than a person.
After reading both More and More Students Suffer From Anxiety and In Afghanistan, School Is a Luxury That Many Working Children Cannot Afford. I have learned that Children struggle no matter what situation they are in. With the more wealthy children struggle more and more with mental illness every day. With the less wealthy there are children working at very young ages just to provide for their families. With the wealthy, there are side effects of the pressure of higher expectations over teens and kids.
In the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, the author Harper Lee shows that we shouldn’t be too quick to judge another person’s character based on outward appearance and the stories and rumors we have heard. The character Boo Radley is a perfect example of why we shouldn’t be hasty to judge. On the outside, Boo looks like a scary neighbor that lives just a few houses away. “.....he had sickly white hands that had never seen the sun. His face was as white as his hands…..”
