Arthur Radley is seen as a mysterious character and lunatic at the beginning of the novel. The nickname the children give Arthur is “Boo” to hint how they treat him; like a ghost story or myth rather than a human being. As the novel progresses, Scout and Jem undergo a change in their perspective of Boo Radley. It was known that Boo Radley was kept in his home by his father after a conflict with a so called gang he hung out with. His father closed the Radley house on weekdays as well as Sundays, and Mr. Radley’s boy was not seen again for fifteen years. Miss Stephanie Crawford said he was not seen again until an incident happened in the Radley’s place when Boo drove a pair of scissors into Mr. Radley’s leg, pulled it out, and resumed to his
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“Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom” (Lee10). The children see him as a crazy and scary villain in their childhood perspective on him. Jem describes Boo Radley as “…about six-and-a-half feet tall…he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch…his hands were bloodstained…there was a long jagged scar that ran across his face…what teeth he had were yellow and rotten… his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time” (16). Scout, Jem, and Dill saw Boo as an opportunity to play games and pranks. The children came up with the “Boo Radley game” which was a game to try and get Boo out of the house, and attempt to write messages to him. Dill came up with dares for Jem to touch the Radley house in which Scout strongly disapproved of because of the riskiness. Atticus When Atticus finds out the children are playing around the Radley’s house, he told the children to stop tormenting him and to stay away from that house unless they were invited …show more content…
Scout finds “…two pieces of chewing gum minus their outer wrappers” (44). The next time they come around Scout and Jem both find "...a small box patchworked with bits of tinfoil… it was the kind of box wedding rings came in … inside were two scrubbed and polished pennies… Indian-heads…” (46). The day before Dill returns back to Meridian, the three plan to sneak over to the Radley place and peek through a shutter. They see a shadow of a man then hear shotguns behind them and escape under the fence. Jem found his pants stuck so he kicked them off. He retrieves the pants later that night and finds them mended and hung over the fence. Boo left Scout and Jem more presents the following weeks at the Radley Tree. They found there “…a ball of gray twine…” (78), “…two small images carved in soap…” (79-80), “…a spelling medal…” (81), and “…a pocket watch that wouldn’t run…” (81). The next morning, they found out the knothole had been filled with cement by Nathan Radley. Jem is the only one who realizes Nathan is depriving Boo from communication from the outside world. During the fire at Miss Maudie’s house, someone had draped a blanket over Scout through all the commotion and welter. Jem realized it was Boo Radley who had draped the blanket over Scout making her sick to her
“Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom” (Lee10). The children see him as a crazy and scary villain in their childhood perspective on him. Jem describes Boo Radley as “…about six-and-a-half feet tall…he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch…his hands were bloodstained…there was a long jagged scar that ran across his face…what teeth he had were yellow and rotten… his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time” (16). Scout, Jem, and Dill saw Boo as an opportunity to play games and pranks. The children came up with the “Boo Radley game” which was a game to try and get Boo out of the house, and attempt to write messages to him. Dill came up with dares for Jem to touch the Radley house in which Scout strongly disapproved of because of the riskiness. Atticus When Atticus finds out the children are playing around the Radley’s house, he told the children to stop tormenting him and to stay away from that house unless they were invited …show more content…
Scout finds “…two pieces of chewing gum minus their outer wrappers” (44). The next time they come around Scout and Jem both find "...a small box patchworked with bits of tinfoil… it was the kind of box wedding rings came in … inside were two scrubbed and polished pennies… Indian-heads…” (46). The day before Dill returns back to Meridian, the three plan to sneak over to the Radley place and peek through a shutter. They see a shadow of a man then hear shotguns behind them and escape under the fence. Jem found his pants stuck so he kicked them off. He retrieves the pants later that night and finds them mended and hung over the fence. Boo left Scout and Jem more presents the following weeks at the Radley Tree. They found there “…a ball of gray twine…” (78), “…two small images carved in soap…” (79-80), “…a spelling medal…” (81), and “…a pocket watch that wouldn’t run…” (81). The next morning, they found out the knothole had been filled with cement by Nathan Radley. Jem is the only one who realizes Nathan is depriving Boo from communication from the outside world. During the fire at Miss Maudie’s house, someone had draped a blanket over Scout through all the commotion and welter. Jem realized it was Boo Radley who had draped the blanket over Scout making her sick to her