During the Great Depression those who were mentally ill had no choice but to go to an asylum, because it was not until the 1950s that psychiatric hospitals replaced asylums entirely (Antonio). During that time, the psychiatric hospitals were small, and developed in general hospitals to treat patients with acute mental illnesses; therefore, most of the mentally ill resulted to asylums (Antonio). During the 1930s asylums were described as a warehouse for the mentally ill, and did not do their job in treating the mentally ill (Rathus 330). Also, asylums were disease aggravated because workers did not take care of the mentally ill when they were sick (Rathus). These could be a few reasons why Mr. Radley did not want Boo Radley to live in an asylum. Mr. Radley shows his repulsion for asylums when he states, “no Radley is going to any asylum,” when it was suggested that Boo Radley should spend a season in Tuscaloosa (Lee, 13). Unfortunately, the asylum that was meant to be helpful for Boo was filled with problems. In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee mentions that there was a problem with asylums, which leads to Mr. Radley’s need to keep Boo Radley hidden in their
During the Great Depression those who were mentally ill had no choice but to go to an asylum, because it was not until the 1950s that psychiatric hospitals replaced asylums entirely (Antonio). During that time, the psychiatric hospitals were small, and developed in general hospitals to treat patients with acute mental illnesses; therefore, most of the mentally ill resulted to asylums (Antonio). During the 1930s asylums were described as a warehouse for the mentally ill, and did not do their job in treating the mentally ill (Rathus 330). Also, asylums were disease aggravated because workers did not take care of the mentally ill when they were sick (Rathus). These could be a few reasons why Mr. Radley did not want Boo Radley to live in an asylum. Mr. Radley shows his repulsion for asylums when he states, “no Radley is going to any asylum,” when it was suggested that Boo Radley should spend a season in Tuscaloosa (Lee, 13). Unfortunately, the asylum that was meant to be helpful for Boo was filled with problems. In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee mentions that there was a problem with asylums, which leads to Mr. Radley’s need to keep Boo Radley hidden in their