kinds of people. In the book‚ Scout learns something new about the people of Maycomb in each chapter and realizes that people are more than what they perceive to be by interacting with three main characters in the novel‚ Atticus‚ Mr. Cunningham‚ and Boo Radley. In the beginning of the book‚ Scout’s interpretation of these characters changed throughout the story. At the beginning of the book‚ Scout’s dad‚ Atticus‚ was not like the fun hunting loving father that the other kids had. Atticus was a fifty
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some of the main characters: Arthur Radley and Atticus Finch. In the novel‚ Boo Radley is a victim of prejudice. Boo Radley is not accepted nor does he fit into Maycomb society because he is considered different from the others. He is not normal according to Maycomb civilians and therefore he is punished socially by a community that is very judgmental and biased. Boo does not act like a normal person and his actions are mysterious and abnormal. One day Boo was cutting the newspaper with scissors
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adventures with Boo Radley‚ while the other is about Atticus Finch and his fight for Tom Robinson. The narrative structure employed by Harper Lee is both interesting and effective and contributes greatly to the impact of the novel on the reader. On first thought the two plots are apparently quite different‚ and are yet in another aspect quite the same. The first plot line‚ that involving Boo Radley‚ seems a lot more of a childish‚ interesting plot. The children wonder about Boo Radley‚ and at the beginning
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both personality and maturity. In this novel‚ at first Jem is unaware of the world around him‚ but because of Tom Robinson’s trial and his obsession with Boo Radley‚ he becomes mature and understanding. Jem’s interest in Boo Radley is sparked by simple rumors and gossip‚ but transforms into sorrow and understanding. Curious about Boo Radley‚ Jem attempts to sneak into the Radley’s house‚ but hesitates when‚ “the roar of a shotgun shattered the neighborhood…
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touching the front gates of the Radley house‚ as he "wanted Dill to know once and for all that he wasn’t scared of anything" (Lee‚ 17). This form of courage is not respected by the adults in Maycomb‚ which is evident from Atticus’s response when he hears that the children were causing trouble in the Radley’s place – he tells Jem to leave the Radley family alone. It is clear that Jem has a vivid imagination‚ for he has ridiculous perceptions of Boo Radley. According to him‚ Boo is supposedly "six-and-a-half
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#3 we know for certain about Boo that when he was a boy‚ he got in trouble with the law and as punishment‚ his dad wouldn’t let him outside the house at all. We also know that fifteen years after Boo got in trouble with the law‚ he stabbed his father with a pair of scissors. People thought he was crazy but Mr. Radley did not want to send him to an asylum. After Mr. Radley died‚ Boo’s brother‚ Nathan‚ came to live with Boo. However‚ even with Boo’s dad dead‚ Boo continued to not leave his house
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in comparison to other kids her age. Scout learns more and more about the world as she grows up and she starts to see the war between the blacks and the whites. Scout hears a lot of rumors about Boo Radley but never sees him. She knows how her society is bad from all the rumors that were made of Boo Radley and from the day Tom Robinson’s trial was taken to court‚ but the way she handles things shows how mature she is in comparison to the others in her small town. The wonderful characteristic about
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Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines prejudice as “an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge.” This type of prejudice was what Arthur “Boo” Radley had to endure every day of his lifetime in the town of Maycomb County‚ Alabama. “People determined to preserve every physical scrap of the past” (185). The residents of Maycomb are‚ for the most part‚ paper-cut copies of the typical Southerner. They are very traditional‚ keeping much of their former beliefs
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Jem stated‚ "Scout‚ I’m beginning to understand something…why Boo stayed shut up in his house all the time…it’s because he wants to stay inside" (Lee‚ 259). The fact that Jem lives in a community of predominantly judgmental people would make one assume that he would pick up on that mentality and mimic it‚ since it
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courage. Atticus Finch shows the gift of determination through the book. Secondly‚ Mrs. Dubose who has a morphine addiction fights with endurance and firmness. In contrast‚ Boo Radley who has the fortitude to fight a man with a knife is a heroic and a fearful moment in the novel. Given theses points Atticus‚ Mrs Dubose‚ and Boo Radley are all a symbol of courage. Atticus Finch showed determination by fighting for Tom Robinson’s freedom. Atticus is a hardworking man who does not let go of this case easily
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