In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Lee reveals the iconic symbol of the Oak Tree near the Radley house through imagery and diction. Lee’s use of the tree as a symbol illustrates the forgotten soul of Boo Radley who attempts to expose himself to the world who tried to cement him down. One example of Lee’s use of the tree is when Boo Radley uses the hole in the tree to communicate with the children. This is shown when Jem and Scout are just trotting around the town when they notice the
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children find in the Radley tree and what do they decide to do with them? Who do the children believe is leaving the gifts? What are your thoughts on who this person is and why they are leaving the gifts? The children found chewing gum and Indian-heads‚ and they decide to keep them and see if they belong to anyone at school. Scout is oblivious to who’s hiding spot it is‚ she just wants the loot. While Jem‚ being older‚ thinks more and has come to the conclusion that it is Boo Radley’s hiding spot
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mockingbird.” In the novel‚ Boo Radley is a human “mockingbird’’. Boo Radley haven’t done anything to hurt others. He was an innocent and harmless man who was shunned by society. After the Tom Robinson trial‚ Jem and Scout started to have a different understanding of Boo Radley. "Scout‚ I think I’m beginning to understand something. I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time... it’s because he wants to stay inside." Said‚ Jem. Boo choice to stay in the
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the mocking bird is depicted as an innocent creature‚ a creature that is considered a sin if you kill one. In the story‚ the mockingbirds are depicted as two characters; Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. The characters show significance towards the story and the title. The literal reference of the mockingbird symbolizes Boo Radley and Tom Robinson . “Shoot all the bluejays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” (Lee 90) This begins to explain more on what the
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communication between Boo and the children. It symbolizes about friendship and kindness. It is the way that Boo tried to reach out with Scout and Jem also by putting different items in it. This tells us that Boo Radley wanted to make friends with Scout and Jem and also to let them know that he is not what the community thought he is. The knothole in the tree was important in the story because without the knothole‚ Jem and Scout may not have been able to make contact with Boo and they have never realized
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Because Jem and scout never met Boo‚ they assumed he acted as a predatory animal as their neighborhood depicted. When they met him he treated them better than expected. After the trial ends‚ Bob Ewell threatens the Finch family and one day he attacks Jem and scout while coming home from a Halloween pageant. Boo Radley hears Scout’s screams and comes to the rescue and saves both Jem and scout by killing Bob‚ Ewell. Following the many years of trying to meet him‚ scout gets greeted by him and her
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"To Kill A Mockingbird": A Loss of Innocence Imagine a place that is engulfed in racism; a place where prejudice leads to death. Maycomb County the place where a little innocent girl‚ Scout‚ encounters many conflicts with several different people that leads to her maturity. The novel‚ "To Kill a Mockingbird"‚ by Harper Lee takes place in a little town in Alabama in the 1930’s. A respected lawyer‚ Atticus Finch‚ is appointed to defend a black man‚ who is accused of rape. This results in many conflicts
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Nelson Mandela once said‚ "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear‚ but the triumph over it." He also learned that courage is the ability to stay strong through adverse situations. The characters in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird are courageous. The novel tells the story of how the Finch family overcame a predicament that emerged from racial discrimination. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is disgraced for defending a black man who is accused of raping a white woman. This causes
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The first character portrayed as the mockingbird is Scout: in the start of the story‚ the character is a young girl full of innocence and goodness. She views the society as full of good people‚ and she herself is a good person. The encounters with the injustice and evils of the society‚ however‚ drastically change her view of life transforming her childish perspective into a more mature adult perspective. She‚ however‚ does not fully lose her goodness even after the village turns against
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Finch‚ Boo Radley‚ Dill Harris‚ Aunt Alexandra‚ Miss Maudie‚ Mr. Robert Ewell‚ Mayella Ewell‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Calpurnia. Each of these characters plays a significant role in this novel. II. A character who is abused and mistreated in this novel is Arthur Radley also known as Boo Radley. Boo Radley has a brother and a father who also abuse him. A. Boo Radley is mistreated by his family 1. Mr. Radley a.) locks him in the basement b.) doesn’t let him out the house 2. Nathan Radley a
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