Sometimes in novels or movies characters that are not seen or heard from very much can actually play a huge role in the story. They can impact all aspects of the story from the theme to the plot. These characters don't really have many speaking parts nor do they interact with the main characters but once in this case. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee has a character like this. His name is Boo Radley.
Although Boo doesn’t meet very many characters in the story, his influence on everyone he does meet is very significant. Because of Boo, Scout learns many important lessons. Jem, Scout, and Dill would make rumors of how much of a monster Boo was, but by the end of the story Boo couldn't be more of the opposite.
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The older Scout got in the novel the more we could see that she was understanding Boo; especially at the very end while she is standing on his porch after walking Boo home. She understood that Boo was no monster, just a friend. She realized that Boo was always there for them when they needed him like when they were shivering in the winter watching a house tumble down by fire. Boo truly was always there for his children. “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough” (Lee 279).
The children went from thinking Boo Radley was a complete monster in the beginning to knowing how much of a hero he proved to be in the end. He sewed Jem's pants, laid a blanket on Scout when she was freezing cold, and gave the children many gifts. But most importantly of all he saved his “children’s” lives. Arthur Radley was said to have a long jagged scar on his face and yellow teeth at the start of Jem and Scout trying to understand him, but now the children have realize that neighborhood gossip and rumors had them overlook a truly great human being. A
Although Boo doesn’t meet very many characters in the story, his influence on everyone he does meet is very significant. Because of Boo, Scout learns many important lessons. Jem, Scout, and Dill would make rumors of how much of a monster Boo was, but by the end of the story Boo couldn't be more of the opposite.
“Boo was about six-and-a-half …show more content…
The older Scout got in the novel the more we could see that she was understanding Boo; especially at the very end while she is standing on his porch after walking Boo home. She understood that Boo was no monster, just a friend. She realized that Boo was always there for them when they needed him like when they were shivering in the winter watching a house tumble down by fire. Boo truly was always there for his children. “Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough” (Lee 279).
The children went from thinking Boo Radley was a complete monster in the beginning to knowing how much of a hero he proved to be in the end. He sewed Jem's pants, laid a blanket on Scout when she was freezing cold, and gave the children many gifts. But most importantly of all he saved his “children’s” lives. Arthur Radley was said to have a long jagged scar on his face and yellow teeth at the start of Jem and Scout trying to understand him, but now the children have realize that neighborhood gossip and rumors had them overlook a truly great human being. A