An example of coming of age in To Kill A Mockingbird is Jem and Scout perspective on Boo Radley. A common theme in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is you can’t know someone truly without living in their shoes. The author portrays this theme using literary devices such as symbol, theme, and subplot. In the beginning of the novel Harper Lee made it very clear that everyone thought Boo Radley was a scary man. Even though Jem and scout were around people who believed these rumors; they were both still very curious about Boo Radley. Jem and Scout tried to make contact with Boo even though Atticus said no. When they went to Boo’s house they were scared away by gun shots which they thought Boo did that to scare them off. Now both Jem and scout believed the rumors about Boo Radley. The author uses subplot to show the audience what Jem and Scout originally believed about Boo Radley. …show more content…
Bob Ewell said “one down two to go”.(Lee 323). What he meant by this statement is he was going to try to hurt Atticus family. On the day, of halloween Scout and Jem went out and heard someone behind them. They both just assumed it was Cecil Jacobs trying to scare them. This is another example of subplot. But suddenly Scout fell and Jem was being attacked by Bob Ewell. Someone randomly saved Jem and Bob Ewell was stabbed and found dead. Shortly after Scout reveals that the person who saved Jem was Boo Radley. Scout finally is the one who realizes that Boo Radley is kind and caring person. But he just has a different lifestyle. Boo Radley symbolizes a misjudged person. Later that day,Scout remembers a quote Atticus said to her. He said that “you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.”(Lee 36).Scout was standing on Boo Radley porch and that was enough for her to understand. That Boo Radley was misjudged and misunderstood person. Boo Radley wasn’t mean but instead he had a caring and sweet