What Does The Skin Symbolize In To Kill A Mockingbird

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”(Lee 39). To Kill a Mockingbird shows its true meaning in every character. The novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, tells a story of two siblings, Jean Louise Finch (a.k.a Scout) and Jeremy Atticus Finch (a.k.a Jem), plus their friend, Charles Baker Harris (a.k.a Dill), during their summer adventures. In the novel, they make many assumptions about a strange, reserved man on their street, Mr. Arthur Radley (a.k.a Boo Radley), and like to mess with him. They also play games about the Radley family based on rumors that they hear from neighbors. Throughout the story, the three children find out more and more about Boo Radley and figure out some of the secrets he holds. They realize he is not the villain everyone says he is. In To Kill a Mockingbird the three children must, metaphorically, climb into Boo Radley’s skin to understand him better as a person and to realize the reasons for his actions. The dark legends of Boo Radley dig deep into his mysterious history and how he acted as an adolescent. Even in the first few chapters of the book it gives a detailed description of the town legend:
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There are many points in the book where Boo shows that he is a good guy; however there are also a few points in the book where Boo is mysterious and secretive. In the beginning of the book, Boo seemed like a legend that may or may not be real, but as the book goes on Boo becomes more and more active in the neighborhood. By the end of the book, Boo even comes out of his house and saves the children. The three children eventually see that Boo Radley can be a good man and in the end they even become friends with