Who Is Boo Radley Innocent

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A character that can be represented as a mocking bird is Boo Radley. Boo Radley is seen as a violent person that hurt children to the public. Later you see in the story he is very gentle and kind to children. In the story Boo radley leaves gift for Scout and Jem. Another time it show Boo Radley being helpful is when Scout and Jem where attacked by Mr Ewell. Boo Radley kills Mr Ewell and carry the children back to their house gently. The Public still think that he is violent, but through these two events the reader see that he is innocent. Boo Radley is like a mockingbird because he only help the people around him. Jem also represent a mocking bird. In the beginning he wasn’t innocent like a mocking bird. At the start of the story he harms

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