ladylike for her Aunt. Another way Scout changed a lot was in the way she treated Boo Radley. At the beginning of the book Jem‚ Dill‚ and herself enjoyed playing "Boo Radley" as a game and tormenting him by trying to have a chance to see him or prove their bravery by touching the house. As time went on‚ Scout’s fears and apprehensions regarding the Radley place slowly disappeared. She mentions how "the Radley Place had ceased to terrify me
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boy. Throughout this novel Jem Finch shows us many of his emotions. Jem Finch is a very curious young man. During the story Jem is always wondering about one of his neighbors‚ Boo Radley. He is very curious to see what the inside of the Radley house looks like. One night Jem and his sister Scout went into the Radley yard. When they were leaving Jem’s pants got caught on the fence. Then he returned to get his pants and “...they’d been sewed up” (Lee 78). After Jem told this to Scout they both knew
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talkative and extremely intelligent boy who quickly becomes the Finch children’s chief playmate. All summer‚ the three act out various stories that they have read. When they grow bored of this activity‚ Dill suggests that they attempt to lure Boo Radley‚ a mysterious
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the facts are known. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee shows the terrible effects that prejudice has on people‚ including the main characters: Arthur Radley‚ Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson. To begin‚ the awful consequences of prejudice are shown through Arthur Radley ( Boo Radley). Throughout Maycomb‚ Boo Radley is known as a “monster” for casually stabbing his father one day with scissors while he was cutting up paper for a scrap book. Although this is a terrible thing to
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is Jem and Scout’s summer neighbor and friend. 9. What courageous act does Jem perform at the end of this chapter? Jem runs up to Boo Radley’s house and touches it with his hand. Since all the children in the neighborhood are afraid of Boo Radley‚ this act is considered "courageous."
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hi to somebody as you pass them on the streets‚ even though you’re too shy to speak up. Courage can be a big thing like going up to somebody’s house that you don’t like‚ or are scared of. In the novel‚ many times Jem and Dill wanted to go up to the Radley house‚ Scout didn’t like the idea‚ but went along with it anyways. Jem ran
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taking things in from Boo Radley‚ a person who helped her to grow up. The time when Scout walked in Boo Radley’s shoes is important because it proves how Scout is growing up throughout the novel. First of all‚ when Scout walked in Boo Radley’s shoes‚ it was very crucial to her character because it helped her to develop from innocence to a grown-up moral perspective‚ which causes change. To begin‚ Scout states‚ “It was then that Dill gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out... but Jem and I
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these times. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Scout Finch is detailed as a very adventurous young tomboy who is trying to show everyone how it’s possible to grow up during hard times; the Great Depression‚ Tom robinson case and incidents with Boo Radley. The Great Depression was a huge factor for scout in To kill a Mockingbird as it takes place in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama in the 1930´s when the economic system was at an all time low‚ Harper Lee described Maycomb as ¨being in a economical
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met many characters‚ one of the most mysterious is Boo Radley. Boo Radley is an extremely reclusive individual. Because of his nature the children of Maycomb believe he is a horrible person‚ due to all the rumors spread about him; Boo Radley was locked in his house for 15 years and has never been seen by outsiders. Rumors say that he wanders the streets of Maycomb in the middle of the night and eats squirrels and possums. One time Boo Radley was cutting newspapers and when his father walk by he stabbed
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shows this by living a thoughtful and not biased life. For example‚ the way he treats Tom Robinson during his conviction and also the entire black community of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Scout is able to see the true personalities of Dolphus Raymond and Boo Radley by seeing things from their perspectives‚ instead of seeing them by the stereotypes placed upon them. This book is told from the point of view of Scout‚
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