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Purpose Of Boo Radley
Boo Radley has two main purposes in the novel. The first purpose Boo Radley plays in the novel is to symbolize a mockingbird. Atticus tells Scout that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. In this novel, mockingbirds represent innocence. Boo Radley is a kind and caring person, who has never really harmed anyone. This innocence makes him a mockingbird. Atticus says it is a sin to kill a mockingbird to because they do no harm. All they do is sing for us. Boo Radley is like a mockingbird in this way. He doesn’t do anything bad and he looks out for Scout and Jem and leaves them gifts in the knothole of the tree. The second purpose Boo Radley plays in the novel is to show what can happen to a kid if their innocence is taken from them. If a child’s
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