Why Is Boo Radley Wrong

Have you ever had the wrong impression of someone? And then later become to know that person and find out that you were completely wrong. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird two kids that live in the south have a misunderstood neighbor named Boo Radley. Jem and Scout had many different perspectives on Boo. In the beginning they were scared. Going further into the book they become more curious. Towards the end they became friends.
At the beginning of the novel two kids, Jem and Scout live in small town in Alabama. They start out with being terrified of their neighbor, Boo Radley. The book starts out with everyone having a bad feeling about Boo, People said the Boo Radley went out after midnight and would look in people's windows, and any crimes
The first things that started to change their minds was when they were walking home and something caught one of their eyes. They walked up to it and noticed that it was tinfoil sticking out of a tree. Scout pulls out the tinfoil and finds two pieces of chewing gum without their wrappers on (Lee 44). This is significant because it shows that Boo is kind of there for them, without really being there. Going deeper into the book there is another interaction with Boo which makes them more curious. Jem said nervously, “‘When I went back for my breeches––they were all in a tangle when I was getting’ out of ‘em loose. When I went back––” Jem took a deep breath. “When I went back, they were folded across the fence . . . like they were expecting’ me’” (Lee 78). Boo is trying to hint something at them, Scout and Jem are freaked out about this, but it does make them wonder why he would do something nice. Another example is when Mrs. Maudie's house was burning down and Boo put a blanket around Scout without him even knowing (Lee 96). This is a very important part of showing Boo’s character. Even though it seems scary to the kids, Boo is just trying to be nice. All of these events lead to Jem and Scout looking at Boo as not scary, but as a