Scout’s ideas about who Boo Radley is and what he is like change throughout the novel as she gains experience. At the beginning of the novel Scout has the idea that Boo Radley is a bad man who has done terrible things. Jem and Scout are walking to school together and must pass the Radley house to get to school. They are talking to another kid who says ”Almost died first year I come to school and et them pecans-folks say he pizened ‘em over on the school side of the fence.” (Lee 31)Many kids spread rumours about Boo Radley making Scout unsure of his desires. When she hears these things she believes them as she is simply a vulnerable child. This is one example that makes Scout believe he is terrible and dangerous. Scout starts to see that Boo
