Who Is Boo Radley's Judgement In To Kill A Mockingbird

In life, there is so much hate and judgement. People make false assumptions of a person they barely know because it is human nature and they've grown up in an environment where it's just accepted. The important thing to understand is that in reality a person may not be what they are perceived to be by society. In the Novel To Kill A Mockingbird, there are many times where society's expectation of a person's role and attitudes towards them are based on misconceptions, this is true for Boo Radley, Mrs. Dubose, and Tom Robinson. Boo Radley has been labeled as a monster by the small, rumor ridden town of Maycomb. Boo has become the town’s “evil creature” and everyone believes it, even Jem and Scout. “People still looked at the Radley place, unwilling to discard their initial …show more content…
Boo Radley has gained this notoriety because no one has ever seen him. People believe he is a mysterious, horrible creature because no one has ever spoken to him, much less even seen him. It took a while but Jem and Scout are finally realizing that they were wrong about Boo and need to know a person before they judge them. The children learn this by recognizing the favors Boo does for them. “...he’s crazy, I reckon, like they say, but Atticus, I swear to God he ain’t ever harmed us, he ain’t never hurt us, he coulda cut my throat from ear to ear that night but he tried to mend my pants instead...he ain’t ever hurt us,