The phantom that no one knows, never seen, but always there…watching. Watching closely from behind the doors of the Radley Place. This is Arthur Radley better known as Boo from the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee. Many only know Boo for what he did to become contained within the Radley house, but don’t know his true heart. I mean how could you? Maybe he’s the only intelligent one, seeing that the county of Maycomb hides behind the doors of the court room with their hypocritical ways. Making it easy to “understand why Boo Radley stayed shut up in the house all the time… it’s because he wants to stay inside”(Lee 304). However, behind these walls of Boo Radley lies a shy, observant, and friendly man.
Shy starting with the fact he never leaves his home. No one had seen him for years after the incident with the Sherriff. Even once Boo did come out of hiding you can tell his social skills are lacking being that he hasn’t had a real conversation in years making it difficult to communicate. Also, showing he is a little nervous and tense his reaction being a prime example. Once Scout pointed him out he was shook with a “strange small …show more content…
Not the people of Maycomb and their hypocritical ways. And they never will know until they’ve actually met Boo and walked around in his shoes. Maybe this is why he hides himself from society, maybe he is the only intelligent one. All Boo Radley is… is a mockingbird that “don’t do one thing but sing” his hear out for the people of Maycomb but , yet he is the only intelligent one who sees all the bad going in in the world so he chooses to sit back and watch as the lives of Maycomb carry on around him not even noticing his absence except two very important children by the name of Jem and Sout Finch. While he still remains to watch… and watch closely in the shadows keeping his town safe as if it was his
Shy starting with the fact he never leaves his home. No one had seen him for years after the incident with the Sherriff. Even once Boo did come out of hiding you can tell his social skills are lacking being that he hasn’t had a real conversation in years making it difficult to communicate. Also, showing he is a little nervous and tense his reaction being a prime example. Once Scout pointed him out he was shook with a “strange small …show more content…
Not the people of Maycomb and their hypocritical ways. And they never will know until they’ve actually met Boo and walked around in his shoes. Maybe this is why he hides himself from society, maybe he is the only intelligent one. All Boo Radley is… is a mockingbird that “don’t do one thing but sing” his hear out for the people of Maycomb but , yet he is the only intelligent one who sees all the bad going in in the world so he chooses to sit back and watch as the lives of Maycomb carry on around him not even noticing his absence except two very important children by the name of Jem and Sout Finch. While he still remains to watch… and watch closely in the shadows keeping his town safe as if it was his