To Kill a Mockingbird Character Analysis “You’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks, you never understand a person until you climb into his skin and walk around with it” (30). The novel To Kill a Mockingbird was written by a white woman named Harper Lee & was published in the 1960s. This story conveys prejudice, racism, bravery, and innocence. The main point of this novel is to not judge people until you get to really know them. Throughout the novel, Boo (Arthur) Radley exemplifies being mysterious, thoughtful, & harmless.
The first character trait that Boo Radley exemplifies is he is mysterious. Boo Radley is mysterious because he has been hiding in his house for 15 years & he was accused of stabbing …show more content…
When Miss. Maudie’s house was on fire Boo puts a blanket over scout. “You were so busy looking at the fire you didn’t know he put the blanket around you” (72). The trait affects the story because rumors of him is starting to fade. While his real personality is setting in. He would put items inside an oak tree, so whenever Jem and Scout come home from school they pick it up. The little gifts are pieces of chewing gum, pennies, miniatures of two children (Scout and Jem), and a Spelling Bee medal. The children do not know it, but Boo Radley is communicating with them.
The third trait is he is harmless. Boo Radley is harmless because he saved Jem & Scout from Bob Ewells attack & is one of the mockingbirds in the book. When Jem and Scout were walking home, Bob Ewell tried to murder them but Boo Radley saved them. Throughout the novel, there are hints about Boo Radley, that he really has not done anything bad. First of all, he gives the children gifts in the oak tree, then he puts a blanket over scout, he mend’s Jem pants & lastly saved them! The trait affected the story because Boo is at first a monster in Scouts perspective, but ends up being a harmless regular man. “When they finally saw him, why he hadn’t done any of those things.. Atticus, he was really
The first character trait that Boo Radley exemplifies is he is mysterious. Boo Radley is mysterious because he has been hiding in his house for 15 years & he was accused of stabbing …show more content…
When Miss. Maudie’s house was on fire Boo puts a blanket over scout. “You were so busy looking at the fire you didn’t know he put the blanket around you” (72). The trait affects the story because rumors of him is starting to fade. While his real personality is setting in. He would put items inside an oak tree, so whenever Jem and Scout come home from school they pick it up. The little gifts are pieces of chewing gum, pennies, miniatures of two children (Scout and Jem), and a Spelling Bee medal. The children do not know it, but Boo Radley is communicating with them.
The third trait is he is harmless. Boo Radley is harmless because he saved Jem & Scout from Bob Ewells attack & is one of the mockingbirds in the book. When Jem and Scout were walking home, Bob Ewell tried to murder them but Boo Radley saved them. Throughout the novel, there are hints about Boo Radley, that he really has not done anything bad. First of all, he gives the children gifts in the oak tree, then he puts a blanket over scout, he mend’s Jem pants & lastly saved them! The trait affected the story because Boo is at first a monster in Scouts perspective, but ends up being a harmless regular man. “When they finally saw him, why he hadn’t done any of those things.. Atticus, he was really