Boo Radley Conflict Quotes

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Conflict can appear anytime anywhere unless you are really cautious about what you’re doing. A conflict affects a person’s journey when the person is thinking wrong and can’t see the reality. When a person experiences a conflict they will assume that they are right. At some point, the person will be in a stress then they will try those attempts that will lead them into more danger. It is almost necessary for someone to suffer torture if someone wants to succeed in life. This leads us to wonder what kind of conflict did Scout suffer throughout the book. Conflict plays a role in Scout’s transition into adulthood by causing her to become more mature. This is evident by her interactions with Boo Radley, the Tom Robinson trial, and her opinion towards Atticus. …show more content…
In chapter six, Harper Lee shows Scout’s imagination by writing, “Every night a sound I heard from my...gravel was Boo Radley seeking revenge...splashing against the screen were Boo Radley’s insane fingers”(Lee ch.6). This quote describes how Scout thinks in her imagination that Boo Radley wants to take revenge and was after them. Throughout the book, Scout’s perception for Boo certainly changes when we go beyond in the book. In Chapter 29, Scout says ¨Hey¨ to Boo like a real person and in Chapter 31, she walks with him and cares enough to make sure people will respect him. At this point she realizes Boo´s intentions were misunderstood by Maycomb. This also tells us that she is in the stage of becoming mature. Not only Scout experiences a conflict with Boo Radley, but she also shows it during the Tom Robinson

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