“Calpurnia commnets on a man dying. She states “there goes the meanest man God ever blew breath into”‚ the children were shocked to hear this from her. C. Awareness of differences in social classes can be found on page 11 “ A negro would not pass the Radley place. D. A narrow span of interest and almost no interest in the world outside of Maycomb can be found on page 10‚ “nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County”. 2. The story begins in the 1930’s. It seems to take place after the
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He visits Maycomb (his Aunt Rachel) every summer from now on. He is quite obsessed with the Radley house. 3. Arthur hung out with a bad crowd and got arrested for disorderly conduct‚ etc. his father convinced the Judge to let him keep Arthur locked in the house instead of a state industrial school. He was never seen again for 15 years. The children now see him as a type of boogeyman. (pg. 13) 4. The Radley house is a forbidden place – it’s full of danger and unknown‚ which is exactly the sort of
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occupy themselves in order to avoid boredom. Their surroundings are their boundaries‚ but in their minds‚ they have no physical confines. Although the physical "boundaries were Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose’s house two doors to the north...‚ and the Radley Place three doors to the south‚"(Lee 11) Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill find ways to use the limits‚ in conjunction with their imaginations‚ to amuse themselves. The children are the ones who change the old town and make it full of unexpected events. In the
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Boo Radley and Tom Robinson come from very different backgrounds. Both face similar stories of prejudice and unfair judgments. These men faced some of the same hardships throughout their lives. Boo and Tom are both good men who were put down because they are considered “different” than others in the town. Scout learns important lessons from the way the people in town treat Boo and Tom. The title of the book To Kill A Mockingbird takes on different meanings as the author tells the story of these two
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uneducated thing said can ruin someone’s entire reputation. People were terrified of Boo Radley because there were rumors of him being very violent and an insane man. People were so scared of him and even his house that “Cecil Jacobs‚ who lives at the far end of our street next to the post office‚ walked a total of one mile per school day to avoid the Radley place” (35). It is uncertain what rumors in the book are true about Boo‚ but we know he was not this evil person the rumors made him out to be. These
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his relatives over the summer. Among the games the three play is to act out stories. After a while‚ Dill shows a lot of interest the Radley Place‚ which is a house on the Finch’s street. There are all kinds of rumors about the house‚ and it is very spooky. Nathan Radley owns the house‚ and his brother Arthur (who everyone calls Boo) lives there. Arthur "Boo" Radley has not been seen outside of his house for years‚ although people are sure he is still there. As summer roles into fall‚ it is time for
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Finch’s neighborhood. Eventually‚ Dill becomes fascinated with the creepy house on their street called the Radley Place. The house is owned by Nathan Radley‚ whose brother‚ Boo Radley‚ is the town boogeyman‚ the mythical childhood legend who never came out of his house‚ except at night‚ when he spied into windows and ate cats. With a story like that‚ the children became interested in getting Boo out of his house and spent the whole summer trying and failing. When summer is over‚ it’s time for
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with Jem and Dill. Their curiosity and fascination of the Radley house caused them to come up with imaginary descriptions of Boo. They depicted him as a ferocious monster that ate little kids at night. At one point‚ Scout rolled into the Radley yard in a tire and Jem and Dill were completely scared that Boo was going to come out and kill Scout. However‚ a ferocious monster did not come out and kill her and that’s when Scout thought that Boo didn’t kill her and maybe wasn’t going to. The night when
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Symbolism is used throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. A mockingbird is used as a metaphor in the book. Some characters are portrayed as a mockingbird‚ including Tom Robinson‚ Scout Finch‚ and Boo Radley. These characters represent mockingbirds in different ways. Tom Robinson was kindhearted and caring man‚ but was unfortunately accused of raping a white girl‚ Mayella Ewell. Tom did not rape her. He was accused to hide the fact that Mayella was abused by her father. Tom is a mockingbird because
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the most vulnerable: Tom Robinson; Mayella Ewell and; Arthur Radley. Tom Robinson is convicted of a crime that he has not committed‚ simply because of his race ; Mayella Ewell faces ordeal due to the failure of the institution of justice and ; Boo Radley is excluded from outside world. In comparison to these characters Tom Robinson is dominated the most by injustice. To Kill A Mockingbird best portrays the perpetual struggles
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