Boo Radley
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Atticus had said this quote to his children to help them understand no matter how hard you try, you won’t understand a person until you're in his position. To Kill a Mockingbird was introduced in the nineteenth century by Harper Lee. Throughout the book she teaches us about many families and the people in them, but in my eyes the story isn’t about how Jem broke his arm or the Tom Robinson trial or about any of the families for that matter. To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of Arthur (Boo) Radley who takes care of two children while staying hidden for many years. At the beginning of the novel Boo appears as a harmful man, however, toward the end he shows his true self, a misunderstood, shy, and caring man. …show more content…
Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities.” (page 7) The stories that people told such as this, is what the community believed. The Radley household itself was an unbearable sight but the people in it, especially Boo, were antagonizing in stories. Since Scout and Jem could remember they weren’t allowed to be on the Radley property.They never understood why but the Radley’s weren’t great people. Since before they were born, the shutters and doors of the Radley’s place were closed, and they were always told that anything and everything on those grounds were
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Atticus had said this quote to his children to help them understand no matter how hard you try, you won’t understand a person until you're in his position. To Kill a Mockingbird was introduced in the nineteenth century by Harper Lee. Throughout the book she teaches us about many families and the people in them, but in my eyes the story isn’t about how Jem broke his arm or the Tom Robinson trial or about any of the families for that matter. To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of Arthur (Boo) Radley who takes care of two children while staying hidden for many years. At the beginning of the novel Boo appears as a harmful man, however, toward the end he shows his true self, a misunderstood, shy, and caring man. …show more content…
Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities.” (page 7) The stories that people told such as this, is what the community believed. The Radley household itself was an unbearable sight but the people in it, especially Boo, were antagonizing in stories. Since Scout and Jem could remember they weren’t allowed to be on the Radley property.They never understood why but the Radley’s weren’t great people. Since before they were born, the shutters and doors of the Radley’s place were closed, and they were always told that anything and everything on those grounds were