To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

Throughout life we learn many lessons, one of which is that people are not always who they seem to be. This can be both positive and negative. In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, we see many examples of this. Arthur (Boo) Radley, Tom Robinson and Mayella Ewell are just a few. All three of these characters originally appear one way, but show that they are, in fact, completely different than expected. To begin, Arthur (Boo) Radley surprises everyone with who he actually is. Boo is the children’s next door neighbor, who never comes outside and is apparently very crazy and unstable. For example, it is stated that “...Boo drove scissors into his parent’s leg”. 1. The 1> is a 1>. Which is what the town gossip claims happened. One night

In the text it says “...he stopped in front of Boo Radley. “Thank you for my children, Arthur.” he said.” (281). This shows that people aren’t always who they seem to be, even though assumptions may be made about them or rumors may be spread. Next, Tom Robinson reveals that he is truly a good person, even though many negative assumptions have been made about him. Tom is a black man on trial for a crime he did not commit and is being defended by Atticus, the children's father. In the novel it says “I tried to ‘thout bein’ ugly to her.” (1988). This shows Tom’s true character and who he actually is, even though everybody assumes he is someone else. It also emphasizes that just because Tom was accused of raping Mayella Ewell does not mean he actually did. Also, Mayella Ewell is another character in the book that appears to be one way, but ends up being a totally different way than anticipated. Mayella is a 19-year-old girl who accuses Tom of raping her, even though it was actually her father. In the book, Mayella is described as “...the loneliest person in the world” (1995). She is described this way because she has no friends and simply stays home taking care of all her younger