Scouting Boo’s character development
In most novels characters that are not seen or heard from are the ones that play the biggest parts. In Harper Lee’s To kill a Mockingbird there is a character like this. His name is Arthur “Boo” Radley. He is a very important character, he impacts the plot, setting and the other characters. Though Boo does not have many interactions with the characters, his character development has helped the book advance. He starts off as mysterious monster , then gradually the children start to see him as a human and finally Boo is seen as the kind, heroic neighbour he is.
When the novel first starts, the children have portrayed Boo as a mysterious monster. To begin, the children have never met him so they have to rely …show more content…
To start, unconsciously, as the book advances the children become more curious about Boo. In fact, Jem and Dill come up with a plan to get Boo Radley out of his house in order to get a look at him and to get to know him. "We're askin' him real politely to come out sometimes, and tell us what he does in there- we said we wouldn't hurt him and we'd buy him an ice cream." (page 47). This proves that the children are no longer willing to depend on what they heard about boo; They want to see him with their own eyes and know the real story. To continue, Dill sympathizes Boo and thinks he knows how he feels. For example, when dill says “Well how’d you feel if you’d been shut up for a hundred years with nothin’ but cats to eat? I bet he’s got a beard down to here--” (page 47). This proves that dill is sympathizing toward Boo Radley; He put himself in his shoes and tried to see how’d it feel. To finish, after the Tom Robinson trial the children start to see Boo as a normal human. In fact “Scout, I think I'm beginning to understand something. I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time... it's because he wants to stay inside (page 227). Consequently, the kids perspective of Boo being the monster have change and they now start to understand that he is just like anybody else but he likes to stay inside. This demonstrates that, the children’s perspectives have change drastically on how they see
In most novels characters that are not seen or heard from are the ones that play the biggest parts. In Harper Lee’s To kill a Mockingbird there is a character like this. His name is Arthur “Boo” Radley. He is a very important character, he impacts the plot, setting and the other characters. Though Boo does not have many interactions with the characters, his character development has helped the book advance. He starts off as mysterious monster , then gradually the children start to see him as a human and finally Boo is seen as the kind, heroic neighbour he is.
When the novel first starts, the children have portrayed Boo as a mysterious monster. To begin, the children have never met him so they have to rely …show more content…
To start, unconsciously, as the book advances the children become more curious about Boo. In fact, Jem and Dill come up with a plan to get Boo Radley out of his house in order to get a look at him and to get to know him. "We're askin' him real politely to come out sometimes, and tell us what he does in there- we said we wouldn't hurt him and we'd buy him an ice cream." (page 47). This proves that the children are no longer willing to depend on what they heard about boo; They want to see him with their own eyes and know the real story. To continue, Dill sympathizes Boo and thinks he knows how he feels. For example, when dill says “Well how’d you feel if you’d been shut up for a hundred years with nothin’ but cats to eat? I bet he’s got a beard down to here--” (page 47). This proves that dill is sympathizing toward Boo Radley; He put himself in his shoes and tried to see how’d it feel. To finish, after the Tom Robinson trial the children start to see Boo as a normal human. In fact “Scout, I think I'm beginning to understand something. I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time... it's because he wants to stay inside (page 227). Consequently, the kids perspective of Boo being the monster have change and they now start to understand that he is just like anybody else but he likes to stay inside. This demonstrates that, the children’s perspectives have change drastically on how they see