the fictional town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. In the first part of the story‚ Scout‚ her brother Jem‚ and their friend Dill spend their summer‚ about their strange neighbor‚ Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley. There are many rumours about Boo radley‚ as he lives an unorthodox life compared to the other ‘normal’ citizens of Maycomb. Boo does not go to church on Sundays‚ never leaves his house‚ and is created such a horrible image through rumours to the point where children are scared to walk past the Radley’s house
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hierarchy than the white people who are on the top. By stepping into the shoes of Boo Radley‚ Walter Cunningham‚ and Dolphus Raymond‚ Scout learns a lot about class warfare. Tom Robinson is a black man who is falsely accused of beating and raping Mayella Ewell. The jury finds him guilty‚ and Scout knows that it was wrong. Her father‚ Atticus‚ was Tom’s lawyer‚ so she was able to experience each step of the trial. Arthur “Boo” Radley was feared by all of Maycomb because he stabbed his father with a pair of
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the first black women the children have ever interacted with and she serves between the black and white worlds of Maycomb. Ms. Dubose - Arthur (Boo) Radley - Boo is a handicapped man that could possibly be mentally unstable but we don’t know because no character talks about his conditions and what he has wrong wit him nor does the reader. Mr. Radley Miss Caroline - Miss Caroline is Scout’s first grade teacher and is new to Maycomb. She is a new‚ naive‚ insensitive‚ simple minded teacher who thinks
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From the beginning to the end of the story‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus tells his children multiple times that they should walk in someone else’s shoes before judging them. Atticus‚ Jem‚ and Scout encounter situations throughout the story in which they need to listen to Atticus’s advice in order to change their views to see both sides of the situation. One example of this was when Jem could not understand why Bob Ewell spit on Atticus and threatened his life. Jem was too myopic to see that even
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the characters in the novel: Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. The mockingbird symbolizes these two characters because it does not have its own song. Whereas‚ the blue jay is loud and obnoxious‚ the mockingbird only sings other birds’ songs. Because the mockingbird does not sing its own song‚ we characterize it only by what the other birds sing. Hence‚ we see the mockingbird through the other birds. In the novel‚ the people of Maycomb only know Boo Radley and Tom Robinson by what others say about them
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Mockingbird are prejudged; Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. One man is the victim of prejudice; Atticus Finch. These men are mockingbirds. For a mockingbird has never hurt anyone‚ and neither has Atticus Finch‚ Boo Radley‚ nor Tom Robinson. . Boo Radley is prejudged because he chooses to stay in his home. Tom Robinson however‚ is prejudged because of his skin colour. Atticus Finch becomes a victim of prejudice due to his bravery in helping an innocent black man; Tom Robinson. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
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STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - To Kill A Mockingbird * Chapters 1-3: 1. Identify Atticus Finch‚ Jean Louise (Scout) Finch‚ Jem Finch‚ Maycomb‚ Calpurnia‚ Charles Baker (Dill) Harris‚ The Radley Place‚ Stephanie Crawford‚ Arthur (Boo) Radley‚ Miss Caroline Fisher‚ Walter Cunningham‚ and Burris Ewell. -Scout- Scout is the Narrator of the story. In the beginning she is going into the first grade‚ though‚ for her age she is extremely smart. Throughout
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guy in Maycomb named Boo Radley. Boo has a pretty bad reputation. There are many bad rumors about him. Scout and her older brother Jem are aware of the rumors and like to make fun of Boo. They came up with this game in which they would act out Boo’s life. “‘As the summer progressed‚ so did our game’” (Lee 39). During that time they still had innocence because they were joking about Boo’s life and making a joke out There is a guy in Maycomb named Boo Radley. Boo has a pretty bad reputation
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Mockingbird‚ Boo Radley was known as the monster that lived in the Radley’s Basement. A rumor spread saying he did something horrible to his father. But in the end‚ they are shocked to find out Boo Radley is actually very nice. Another example is‚ he saved Jem and Scout from being murdered. Saving Jem and Scout showed that he is not all bad of a person. Imitation is Suicide‚ be yourself for any chance you get. Rebecca Hausleben 12/13/13 Mr. Groeger English 1 Boo Radley
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Word spread around that he was a ghost‚ a ghost that you would want to avoid. Scout being born in the town couldn’t help but believe the rumours that were built by fear. As the book progressed‚ she made more and more encounters with Boo Radley. But it wasn’t until the last encounter that she truly realized that all of the rumours were false. By saving her and Jem’s life he proved that he truly was a kind and caring person. He put his life at risk before others‚ this surly displays that the rumours
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