In addition, Boo helping Jem forces Jem to notice Boo’s gentle behavior and uttermost safety Boo has. When Jem goes to the Radley place to retrieve his ripped pants, he recognizes that “[Boo] ain’t ever hurt us, he coulda cut my throat from ear to ear that night but he tried to mend my pants instead…”(Lee 96), realizing that Boo is harmless. By concluding that Boo is safe, Jem changes his perspective of Boo since he no longer sees Boo as a threat to his safety, unlike before. Because of this, Jem finally began to acknowledge Boo’s sweet gestures, admitting that “I ain’t gonna do anything [mischievous] to [Boo]” (Lee 96) now that he sees him somewhat as a child like him. By Jem ending his search for answers in Boo and treating him as if he was
