How Does Boo Radley Tell The Story In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Boo Radley is a mysterious character. No one really knows him, mainly because he is locked up in his house most of the time. Many people have not seen him, and some people made up rumors of how he looks and acts. The people who have seen him before know what kind of person he is, and know that the rumors are not true. Scout learns something from Boo. That lesson has contributed to her coming-of-age experience. Scout and Jem were attacked when walking home from the school auditorium (add reason why they were at school auditorium). Scout manages to get away by the help of an anonymous person, and Jem is found unconscious. Aunt Alexandra calls Dr. Reynolds, and Dr.Reynolds soon, comes to the house. Mr. Tate, the sheriff of Maycomb, also arrives. Atticus and Mr. Tate discuss the issue of what …show more content…
That person was Boo Radley, and was the person who saved Scout and Jem. Mr. Tate asks Scout who saved them, and she pointed to that man and realizes that he was Boo. They all greeted Boo. Atticus and Mr. Tate go out to the front porch to discuss more about the issue, and Mr. Tate notifies Atticus that Bob Ewell is dead. Bob Ewell was the person who attacked Jem and Scout. Atticus mentions the theory that Jem killed Bob, but Mr. Tate corrects that theory saying that Bob killed himself. They get into an argument about the subject. Before Mr. Tate leaves, he says indirectly that it is a sin to say it was Boo who killed Bob Ewell, even though he did, because he wanted to stay hidden, but instead helped Scout and Jem escape. Atticus also realized this and this might have been the reason why he says it is Jem because he goes up to Boo and says thank you (this sentence is confusing, reword it). In Chapter 30 of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee used character, motif, and conflict to convey the theme that someone cannot judge someone else until they put their self in the other person’s point of view or

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