no harm to people‚ and so did Boo Radley. Boo Radley was known as a malevolent evil‚ almost a monster to Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill ( ). The children heard rumors from other people about Boo Radley and in spite of their young age‚ believed what they heard. Boo Radley just never got out of the house for some reason and that just interested and inspired them more and more to know more about him to see him. Likewise‚ Jem and Scout hold the opinion that it was Boo Radley who had put in gifts in the little
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explore the issue of racism. Prejudice is making a judgement or assumption about someone or something before having enough knowledge to be able to do so with guaranteed accuracy. Harper also uses Boo Radley to express the issue of prejudice; Harper expresses this through the way the town judges Boo Radley‚ before they even know him‚ they assume he is some crazy mean psychopath who stays inside all the time and never shows his face outside‚ where in fact he is not mean‚ or crazy in any way and also saves
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Empathy for others and understanding different perspectives are very important thematic topics in To Kill a Mockingbird. In the story Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are both ridiculed for being different. Tom Robison is ridiculed for being black. Many people assume he raped Mayella Ewell just because he is black. Boo Radley is often ridiculed because he rarely leaves his house. Since he rarely leaves his house people assume that he is a terrible person. Although these characters are assumed to be awful
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the last day Dill was going to stay in Maycomb for this year‚ so they decided to take a quick peek at Radley Place by creeping around the house and looking through the side windows. As they are take a quick peek‚ the see the shadow of what they think is Boo with a hat on. They go numb with fear‚ and run for it. As they are leaving the area from under a fence‚ they hear a shotgun go off from Radley Place. The quote of narration from Scout accurately
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summer with Scout and Jem. Eventually‚ Dill becomes increasingly curious with the spooky house on their street called the Radley Place. The house is right across the street from Scout’s and the family that lives in it are extremely unsocial. The son‚ Arthur Radley is about 30 years old and hasn’t been seen outside for many years. The children in the town refer to him as Boo Radley‚ as if he were a ghost. Scout basically learns 4 major lessons throughout the course of the book; she learns them partly
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at an earl age. This tells us that he is very outgoing. This is important because throughout the story Jem and Scout get into trouble involving being physically fit. For example‚ when German jumped the fence to get away from the brother of Boo Radley‚ it’s a good thing he was physically fit otherwise he could have ripped a little more than just his pants. Also‚ being physically fit‚ I think‚ made Scout want to look up to Jem even more. Seeing as Scout enjoys physical activities herself‚ having
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virtue for people to emulate in real life. Some believe that courage is when people have strong bodies and hearts. Others would say it is when people tell the truth directly instead of avoiding it. In this novel‚ Atticus Finch‚ Mrs. Dubose ‚ and Boo Radley are similar in their courageous attitudes by taking multiple risks to stand up for innocent people while they are different in how they demonstrate their courage ; Atticus Finch announces his courage when he stands for what he believes
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person like any person could have b.ii Atticus is fighting the town’s racism in both incidents 3 Paragraph 2 (Boo Radley) a Topic a.i Boo Radley is a man who is feared by the society even though he has done nothing wrong b Evidence b.i Both have done nothing wrong b.i.1 Boo Radley is feared b.i.1.a Because of lies and rumours b.i.1.a.i Maycomb people spread b.i.1.a.ii “As Mr. Radley passed by‚ Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg‚ pulled them out‚ wiped them on his pants‚ and resumed
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do one thing but make music for us to enjoy...That’s why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird." From these two statements‚ we can infer that mockingbirds symbolizes innocence and harmlessness‚ both of these traits can be seen in Tom Robinson and Boo Radley in the novel. Tom Robinson‚ as we know from the novel‚ is a kind person who is often willing to help others in need. In fact‚ he was "probably the only person who was ever decent to her." During his testimony‚ he also revealed how he has helped Mayella
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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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