Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are both symbolized by the mocking bird. Boo Radley is symbolized by the mockingbird. He is a sweet, gentle, innocent man. He looks out for the children, and leaves gifts for them. Boo left gifts inside the tree outside of his house for them to find and keep.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are both symbolized as the mockingbird. The first person who was inferred as a mockingbird was Boo Radley. Boo Radley is recognized as one of the mockingbirds of the story because he has not done anything horrible. Scout talks to Miss Maudie about the rumors she has heard about Boo and Miss Maudie says that he has not done any of those rumors. The only other person who claims she has seen Boo doing something bad was Miss Stephanie who has a very big mouth.
Just like people target the mockingbird, people would tend to target Boo Radley. Boo Radley was innocent of all the crimes people claim he committed, but he just desires to stay inside and keep to himself. While reading the novel, I believe he yearns to stay inside because he does not wish to face the false rumors that have been spread about him. One of the last ways Boo is symbolized by the mockingbird is Boo protects Scout and Jem from harm. The mockingbird also protects people, not in the obvious ways, but the mockingbird sings music to comfort people and cause them to feel safe.
Though rumor has it that they Mr. and Mrs. Radley hide Boo from the town since now the Radley place consisted of , “rain-rotted shingles drooped over the eaves of the veranda;oak trees kept the sun away” (8). This asserts that everyone thought he was a bad guy because of his prison time. In addition, most of the children in Maycomb including Scout and Jem have assume for a fact that ,“ inside the house lived a malevolent phantom called Boo Radley”(8). This shows how rumors lie about his story since in the end he was actually just a nice guy as he saved Scout and Jem from Ewell's assault. This proves his symbol of goodness in him because of willingly came out of the house that he stayed in for 15 years.
A Mockingbird is a powerful symbol of goodness. A mockingbird is a type of bird that mimics other types of birds songs and sings beautiful songs that are peaceful, the mockingbird is a peaceful animal that doesn't cause harm or trouble and is not to be harmed, because it is a sin to kill a mockingbird, thus killing a mockingbird is to destroy innocence. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird the two characters that are most related to being a mockingbird would be Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. Tom Robinson is a innocent negro accused of raping Mayella Ewell towards the end of the book, we don't see much of Tom until he is accused of rape. Tom was declared guilty and sentenced to jail, although the real problem about the case is that Tom Robinson
Even though the children did not completely understand what Tom was going through, they supported and treated him with respect, just like their father. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird were very similar in many ways but, when you walk in different shoe, you realize they have just as much differences. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird society often looked down on the people that didn't fit the ‘norm’ and a whole race of
Everyone thinks he is an evil man who is locked in the house for the rest of his life, they think he contumacious and they think he creeps around at night outside of his house but he doesn't. Boo is a very misunderstood character who is relatively harmless. At the beginning of the book Boo gives the kids things from his childhood and things he has made for them through a hole in the tree but his father Mr.Radley puts cement in the hole when the tree wasn't even sick yet he says “Trees dying. You plug them up when they are sick.
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley are all metaphorically portrayed as mockingbirds because of their innocence and how they cause no harm while trying to help people. Atticus
Compare and Contrast Essay The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee includes the contrasting characters Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. These characters have identifiable similarities and differences. The reason these characters have identifiable similarities and differences is because they are both characters who are unfairly judged at one point and compared to Mockingbirds; Birds who don’t do anything wrong but make music for us to enjoy and it’s a sin to kill them. Tom and Boo are similar in many ways.
Every author creates a pair of characters with a set of similarities and differences. Harper Lee, the author To Kill A MockingBird created Boo and Tom to be very alike but gave them several differences. In similar ways, both Boo and Tom are viewed as monsters and animals by the town of Maycomb. But they both have very different personalities. Both Boo and Tom are viewed as monsters by the town of Maycomb, however they have very different personalities.
Boo is never seen, he’s quiet so you wouldn’t know he existed unless someone had told you about him. There were many incidents where Boo helped his neighbors, including one where he saved their lives which without a doubt would’ve taken quite a bit of courage. Lastly, Tom Robinson and Boo Radley have similar characteristics to each other and are mockingbirds in many ways. They both want to help other people without bothering anyone, even though they aren’t treated the best and face adversity. They also both have tons of courage, Tom is brave to help Mayella even if it ended up costing him his own life; he was so kind that he felt sorry for
Mockingbirds never bring harm to anybody. Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, and Atticus Finch resemble mockingbirds because they never bring harm to anybody. Boo Radley is prejudged because he never came out of his domicile. Boo Radley never brought harm to anybody, he just choose to stay in his domicile and never come out. Tom Robinson is prejudged because he has black skin and not white skin.
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).
Boo Radley represents one of the “mockingbirds” in the book, and a mockingbird is someone that is pure and innocence in the world. He is a good person that is hurt by the evil of mankind. In a lot of ways, Boo Radley might have have wanted to stay shut up in his house after seeing some of the awful acts that the townspeople have committed. But after seeing the Finch kids being attacked by Bob Ewell he had no choice but to leave the comfort of his own home that he has been enclosed in for so long to come out and save them. All though it would have been easier for this man to stay in his house rather than leave and then be drug into court, he did what he knew would be right and rescued the
Boo Radley was a mockingbird because he was innocent. Boo Radley is one of the key symbols to represent the concept of innocence, other than the mockingbird itself. Boo Radley was a man of innocence mistaken for corruption. The whole beauty of his pure motives was taken away by the people of the town and the children. Rumors were spread and he was said to be a man that he was not.
