The answer here is prejudice. All folks are created equal but prejudice is dividing them‚ but Scout and Jem are too innocent to realize it. Jem being older realizes something about Boo Radley‚ who hasn’t been seen outside of his house since he was a teenager.“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
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Boo Radley is essential to the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" because he is a catalyst for many other things to happen through out the book. For example he allows the reader to see what the mentality of some of the people in Maycomb. For example Miss. Stephanie Crawford‚ who demonises Boo as a monster and also a large proportion of the community who‚ for example‚ will not eat the nuts produced by the tree on the Radley’s property as they will be poisoned. "Miss. Stephanie Crawford said she woke up
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about the world and wonder what goes on outside their homes‚ this is when the community comes into play and also friends too. People are able to see that what goes on in their homes isn’t like others‚ so they try to escape the situations. Arthur Radley in the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” was abused as a child‚ yes he was a troublemaker but at the same time his family neglected him. In the book Arthur Radley’s father decides not to send Arthur away from trouble he was causing‚ instead they decided
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the character “Boo” Radley is portrayed as an evil and creepy specter of a person who prowls the neighborhood at dusk as if to remain invisible to the outside world around him who would otherwise judge and reticule him. He is thought to be all of these horrible accusations as well as others such as dangerous and prone to violence when in reality he is a mockingbird‚ a symbol of good and innocence . It is not until the end of the novel that Boo’s true character
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the idea that you can’t understand someone because you can’t always see through their point of view. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Jem talks about Boo Radley‚ stating‚ “There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped‚ and he drooled most of the time” (Lee 16). Scout and Jem judge who Boo Radley based off of rumors. They never really get to understand who he is as a person. People perceive things differently and view situations around
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to ask a question. His eyes full of wonder‚ his mind full of thoughts; it made me remember the days I looked at a particular house with those eyes. Of course the house and its inhabitations were long gone but the memory remained. The legend of Boo Radley was now a bed-time story I told little
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RAFTS Writing Prompts (Draft 1) No. 2 Boo Radley 12/1/07 I am rarely allowed to go out of my house. I can only go out when the neighbors are in their houses. I can never do anything fun because that is a sin. During the day‚ I peel the paint off my walls to see if there are any holes in the walls. If I do find a hole‚ I dig deeper and deeper until I cannot go on anymore. Then I just leave it. Sometimes‚ I find mice in the holes. When I find them‚ I keep them for a while and then I eat them alive
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My scene occurs at the end of the book in chapter 31‚ when Scout is walking Arthur Radley back to his house. After Arthur was able to easily come out and help Jem and Scout‚ when they were being attacked by Bob Ewell‚ Scout wondered why he had never interacted in person with them before. This dialogue shows how Scout is growing up and how she is stepping into Arthur’s shoes to fully understand things she never did before. My dialogue adds on to two majors themes in the book. Also‚ it adds an explanation
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My name is Arthur Radley‚ Boo is my nickname. I live with my brother in our parent’s house. I’m shy so stay indoors away from people. I see everything from my window. Next door is a widowed lawyer‚ Atticus Finch‚ and his two children‚ Jem and Scout. They are fairly well off and have a black maid‚ Calpurnia. This particular summer was more interesting than most. The kids made friends with a new boy‚ Dill. They acted out stories together. Dill spends time staring at my house like he is afraid of it
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constantly is following around her big brother Jem‚ who she looks up to as a role model. Her brother Jem‚ who is four years older than her. Scout and Jem understanding about Boo Radley changes gradually throughout the book. Scout and Jem were taught to see Boo Radley as the town’s lunatic. It has been said that Boo Radley had stabbed his father‚ been accused of killing animals. To talk about Boo in maycomb is like telling scary stories in the dark. The children have never seen him so they don’t know
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