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To Kill A Mockingbird Boo Radley Character Traits

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Character Analysis of Boo Radley Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, took place in Maycomb County, Alabama during a time of societal intolerance. Boo Radley, a direct embodiment of this intolerance, was constantly being made fun of, talked about, and judged by the people all around him. Boo Radley, an isolated man, living in a world where he didn’t belong, came to show people who he truly was: a selfless, loving, observant mockingbird. “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” (Lee 13). This was the first image, from Jem, that the reader had of Boo Radley, who was already having conclusions drawn about him. Even though no one in the neighborhood had …show more content…

This lesson was what Boo Radley taught to the Finch children. He provided the kids with an opportunity to have a new outlook on life. The moral of this entire story, whether it be with Tom Robinson or with Boo Radley, is to give everybody a chance to show who they truly are, rather than believing allegations. “You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough” (Lee 279). After Scout got to know Boo Radley for who he really was, rather than the idea of who he was, she saw the neighborhood and her life from a new angle. Scout even said, “... I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks” (Lee 227). Because this novel was told from a child’s point of view, imagination was key. Without the element of imagination when it came to describing Boo Radley and the storyline, who knows if the reader, along with Scout and Jem, would have been able to see Boo for who he really was. Boo conveyed a very important message to the reader which was that you do not have to be a part of the community, socially, to hold it

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Everybody in Maycomb thought that Boo and his family were strange and scary. Nobody knew who they were because nobody talked to them or nobody invited them into their house. When Boo Radley saves Jem her life, Scout soon realises that Boo Radley is just a folk like her and there was no need to be afraid of him. Like Atticus tells

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*MOUTH* Harper Lee’s interpretation of Boo Radley’s philosophy illustrates his courage. At times when Boo leaves his home he doesn't harm anyone instead, he leaves Jem and Scout presents, covers Scout with a blanket during the fire, and eventually saves the children from Bob Ewell. Despite the pureness of his heart, however, Boo has been damaged by an abusive father. In Chapter 30, Scout tells Atticus that hurting Boo Radley would be “sort of like shootin’ a Mockingbird.” think it will be important for you to show the theory of Boo's character and what we come to find out is his actual character as you develop this theme of Boo's courage.

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They have to face the horror of racism and judgment, but in the end they grow up and learn valuable life lessons. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, Boo Radley is an innocent man who cares for children and has been judged his whole life.     Boo Radley has been criticized for most of his

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In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, she uses the theme that characters and people are not always what we initially believed them to be. There are many characters that portray this theme, but the two characters who portray the theme the best are Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are both judged a lot throughout the book, but many people don’t even know much about him. The first person who portrays the theme of characters and people are not always what we initially believe them to be is Boo Radley because the kids think Boo Radley is a bad and scary person but does good things for them. For example, “Jem gave a reasonable description of Boo: Boo was about six and a half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any

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In Harper Lee's seminal novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," Boo Radley and Tom Robinson stand as poignant symbols of innocence and vulnerability, akin to the metaphorical mockingbirds in the narrative. Through their character arcs, Lee crafts a narrative that not only explores the racial tensions and societal injustices prevalent in 1930s Alabama but also delves into the complexities of human nature and empathy. Both Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are victims of prejudice and misunderstanding, embodying the innocence that is ruthlessly destroyed by the harsh realities of the world. Boo Radley, the reclusive neighbor of the Finch family, serves as a central enigma throughout the novel. From the outset, Boo is portrayed as a mysterious and misunderstood figure, shrouded in rumors and urban legends.

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Choices In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee, Boo Radley is considered a monster. The townspeople think that he is crazy. He is judged because he had caused trouble during his teenage years. Arthur “Boo” Radley has been kept inside a house that is down the street from Atticus’s house.

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"Every night sound I heard from my cot on the back porch was magnified three-fold; every scratch of feet on gravel was Boo Radley seeking revenge, every passing Negro laughing in the night was Boo Radley loose and after us; insects splashing against the screen were Boo Radley's insane fingers picking the wire to pieces..." (Lee 55) In the text To Kill a Mockingbird characters were being judged on actions done in the past making it hard for them to move forward. Boo Radley was one of these characters.

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Rumors swept through the town, ruining a man’s reputation and giving him no reason to step outside of his own home. In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Arthur “Boo” Radley is the most complex of Maycomb’s residents. Many say Boo is a killer that should not be trusted near children. However, Scout thinks otherwise as she tries to understand Boo herself. She learns more than she figured, as Boo teaches her numerous lessons without even meeting her.

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Throughout the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” written by Harper Lee, the readers can see how Scout changes her view about Boo Radley. Because of their nosiness, Jem, Scout, and Dill try to drag Boo out his house and to the outside world. Their innocent actions combined with Boo’s actions changed the image of Boo, in their minds, from “a malevolent phantom” (10), a person who kills cats and eats squirrels to a neighbor they can trust, who saves them from Bob Ewell. Scout says at the end, “Boo was our neighbor” (373). The readers can see a great change in their relationship.

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In To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee Harper addresses the issues of racism and misconception by bringing the story of a little girl’s childhood to life. Jean Louise (Scout) Finch, a 6 year old girl, tells the story of her childhood and what it was like to live in the south in the 1930s. In the story, we see the prevalence of racism at this time, and not only does Lee address the topic of racism, she also speaks about how misconceived some people can be. Arthur (Boo) Radley, the town recluse, was perceived as a monster, but in reality he was a very nice guy. Boo’s personality traits, such as kindness, being an introvert, and being misunderstood, show us how his character is becoming more revealed throughout the story.

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Imagine yourself in a small town in Alabama where you, your sibling, and your friend Dill spend your summer days using your imagination to fulfill your boredom. During this you decided to act out one of the scary myths of the neighborhood, your neighbor Boo Radly in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Boo Radley has been known to have stabbed his father with scissors and has hidden in his home. His father, Nathan Radley will not allow him out. Boo Radley is presented as a mockingbird because most of the things people say about him are wrong.

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Since Mr. Radley never came out of the house, frightening rumors spread about him and the children all knew them. They even played games where they reenacted the story that was spread around about him, not realizing how disgraceful it was to the Radleys. Towards the end the book, Scout finally get to meet Boo Radley after Bob Ewell attempted to kill her and Jem. Scout took Mr. Radley home and on the way back she thought, “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.

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Multiple characters are symbolized as mockingbirds because it would be a sin to kill them as they only try and want to be a kind, civil person. Boo Radley is a misunderstood, and kind-hearted man who is represented as a mockingbird in the novel. Boo, due to the county's curiosity and fast pace spreading of rumours, is often perceived as monster “Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom” (Lee 8).

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