Living with rumors and tales of the monster’ Boo Radley‚ Scout cant help but fear with her naïve and innocent mind‚ believing all the mysteries and talk surrounding him. “Dined on raw squirrels…. yellow teeth…. popping eyes…. bloodstained hands.” At the beginning we see Scout making her assumptions based only on others people’s tales but as he encounters Boo Radley several times whether knowingly or unknowingly we begin to see her original views changing
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with “Boo” Radley. According to people in Maycomb‚ Boo was infamous for peering through people’s windows at night and eating animals. By hearing this‚ the kids decided it would be intriguing to make contact with him. Scout and Jem were told to stay away from the Radley property from their father‚ Atticus‚ and many others in the town of Maycomb. They disobeyed these requests. By doing so‚ Scout and Jem made a new friend who in the end‚ winds up saving their lives. They learned that Arthur “Boo” Radley
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novel incorporates fantastic life lessons on how we should treat others. One thing that may go unnoticed‚ though‚ is Lee’s use of symbolism. Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses symbols‚ such as the mockingbird‚ Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley‚ and Tim Johnson to establish and develop the themes of ethics‚ justice‚ as morality. Lee uses the mockingbird to symbolize Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was innocent of the charges brought against him‚ but he was still convicted. He was harmless
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Everyone makes mistakes‚ but the important thing is not to make the same mistake twice. Childhood is a time when one learns from their mistakes. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ children learn important life lessons and later‚ start to use these lessons as they grow and mature. First‚ the children learn not to judge others until they have seen and experienced the world from their eyes. Next‚ the children learn how to respect other people’s privacy. Finally‚ they learn what real courage looks
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conscience optimism intact whether will be bruised‚ hurt‚ or destroyed like Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. Thanks Atticus’s wisdom‚ Scout learns though humanity great capacity for evil‚ also has great capacity good‚ and that the evil often mitigated if one approaches others outlook sympathy and understanding. Scout’s development into person capable assuming outlook marks culmination novel indicates that‚ whatever evil she encounters‚ she will retain her conscience without becoming cynical or jaded. Though
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In the beginning of the novel‚ Scout starts out innocent‚ essentially in her own bubble‚ but as the story progresses on she begins to break out of her bubble from these events. From the Tom Robinson trial‚ events such as Atticus’s teachings and Boo Radley‚ Scout matured from the racial and social injustices in Maycomb‚ making her more sensitive and understanding. At the beginning of the story‚ Scout is told by Atticus
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accused.By presenting Boo Radley and Tom Robinson as characters who can’t comprehend evil‚ developing Bob Ewell as a horrible and deceptive person‚ whilst developing Atticus as the “hero”‚ in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee gets across how there is corruption and evil in the world in order to get across her opinion how the world is corrupted with death and violence. This theme is still relevant‚ where racism and evil are an everyday encounter‚ and destroy citizens who encounter it. Throughout
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is a dynamic character‚ he is not dependable‚ yet he is. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jem Finch is the most courageous character because he protects Scout‚ stands up for himself and his family and is audacious regarding the mystery of Boo Radley. Jem shows an amazing amount of protectiveness towards Scout. Scout stands up for a boy named Walter Cunningham on her first day of school. She got in trouble with her teacher and when Scout finds Walter outside‚ she fights him but Jem stops
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Throughout the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout‚ the narrator of the story‚ encounters many adventures in Maycomb‚ a town full of the disease of prejudice. She shows her curiosity and independence as a child by questioning and wondering about life in her community. Her independence leads her to question many of the prejudiced beliefs in her town‚ thus setting her in the minority. Scout’s independence is evidenced by her constant questioning of things around her. Sometimes‚ she asks questions
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the beginning of the novel Scout is an innocent and kind-hearted six-year old girl‚ only because she has not encountered the true evils of the world. As the novel progresses Scout starts to face evil encounters such as racism‚ and townspeople wanting to hurt her and her family. These evil encounters and Atticus’s wisdom are the reasons to why Scout has unique character traits. Scout is a fascinating character in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird because she possesses traits of intelligence‚ courage
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