In this passage, the author Harper Lee uses innocence as threatened by cruelty, prejudice, and hatred. Goodness can prevail in the form of sympathy, understanding, and common sense. Boo Radley is shown to be a lunatic freak who harms others, when in reality he isn’t. In the book Boo tries to gain the trust and sympathy of the children with gifts in the knot hole and other acts of kindness. When Miss Maudie’s house is on fire on a cold night, Boo is the one to cover Scout with a blanket, so that she does not freeze. Once Scout finds out that Boo Radley had been that close to her, she nearly throws up. It is expected from rumours that Boo Radley is a horrific person, but is he really? Could the town “crazy”, be actually not “crazy” at all?
