The Boo Radleys

what it wants. This causes a few characters, such as Mr.Arthur (Boo) Radley, Mr. Tom Robinson and Jem and Scout Finch, to be put in difficult positions and end up losing part of their innocence due to the biased opinions of others. At a young age, Boo Radley was labeled after what is said to be an unpredictable outburst of Boo stabbing his own father in the leg. This episode of acting out caused the people of Maycomb to think badly of Boo and twist his image. His parents would not send him away…

teaches the children and the reader that mockingbirds stand for innocence. Atticus is telling Jem and Scout not to shoot the birds to teach them they are harmless. This is a book like no other because it has many examples of symbolism, such as Scout and Boo. The mockingbird has both a literal and hidden meaning throughout the story. Atticus is telling his children not to shoot the mockingbirds for reasons he does not explain. When Miss Maudie refers to the mockingbird, she sees it as a symbol,…

pool with Dill as this was his last night in Maycomb” (67). Later in the scene, Dill, Jem, and Scout start to go to Radley’s place, “Dill and Jem were simply going to peep in the window with the loose shutter to see if they could get a look at Boo Radley” (69). More importantly, Jem lied to Atticus and felt unnecessary to tell him of the place he was going and he didn’t think to himself to do the right thing. Later on in the novel, Jem developed in a more gentleman way and making his own…

people that commit crimes should be executed Before reading the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee I did think that people should be executed if they commit a crime such as rape, or murder. However, after reading this powerful book it really opened my eyes and I realised how bad things truly were back then. For example if a white person said that a black person raped them the black person will get killed if they are innocent or not and without a fair trial. Tom Robinson, a negro had to…

harm nor take advantage of those innocent, or weaker than you. Scout takes this known knowledge, and begins to apply it to the scenarios that unfold in the court room during the Tom Robinson trials, as well as her encounter with Boo Radley. Although Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are the most identifiable mockingbirds in the novel, Scout begins to convey an image of innocence towards Mayella, as she is able to see her side of side of the story during Tom’s testimony. Scout identifies Mayella’s…

When Scout is still very young, her innocence and naivety is highlighted by her belief that Boo Radley is a mythical monster that takes children in their sleep. As she grows older and goes to school, her fear of Boo lessens more and more, and he is forgotten. While she slowly matures, Atticus tells her not to judge other based on their actions “until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee…

novel mentions many places in Maycomb such as the school or the court. D. If the setting was not to change, then the setting would only mention one specific place in Maycomb. The court setting is needed for the trial of Tom Robinson. The Radley property…

case, and you witness Atticus shoot a mad dog. Through all of these events going on, you see something big: Scout Finch changing. Scout changes throughout the book because of the court case, her brother maturing, and her changing attitude toward Boo Radley. The court case affected Scout heavily. Before going into the case, and because she was young, Scout didn’t know what Tom Robinson was actually convicted of. Once the case started, Mr Tate testified, “Found her lying on the floor in the…

Regardless of race or religion, Maycomb had at least one universal rule: “It is a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). To clarify, two people in the story are theorized as Mockingbirds. Tom Robinson and Arthur Radley. One of these people would be Tom Robinson a black male, was treated with respect by his lawyer, Atticus Finch. Uniquely, Atticus is doing his utmost to keep Tom out of prison for something he did not do. However, they did not win the case, racism was too strong in the 11 people…

way she was writing about things in her life. Not the same actions and scenes, but the personalities and development. In Lee’s novel, she leads the reader to consider the theme of innocence through her characters Tom Robinson, Mayella Ewell, and Boo Radley. Lee illuminates…