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    characters are Boo Radley, who keeps himself shut inside his own home, Tom Robinson, a young black man falsely accused of rape, and Mayella Ewell, the daughter of Bob Ewell who was supposedly raped by Tom Robinson. A few characters in To Kill a Mockingbird are misunderstood, and to understand them better you’d have to walk a mile in their shoes. Boo Radley is a recluse who lives on the same street as the Finch’s. At the start of the book based off of the rumors told about Boo Radley the kids…

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    understanding of Boo Radley changed immensely. In the beginning of the novel, Boo was viewed as a monster. He was the subject of childhood horror stories, the myth that lived within the Radley house. By the end, he was viewed as a savior. He saved the lives of the Finch kids from the malicious Bob Ewell. Boo Radley started off the book as a monster, then Jem and Scout saw his true colors, and he was viewed as a savior. “Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom. People said he [Boo Radley]…

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    amongst them. A man by the name of Boo Radley has been a mystery to the town of Maycomb for many years. A social outcast with reclusive tendencies; Boo Radley’s troubled family history has caused him to be the source of town rumors and gossip. Clearly, Arthur (Boo) Radley lived a problematic life straight from the beginning. The youngest child of the Radley’s --- a strict, foot washing baptist family, quickly fell into the wrong crowd of dreadful teenagers. Before long, Boo was in trouble with…

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    the dragon to protect his people.Another hero to me would be Boo Radley. Both Boo, and Beowulf fought for what they thought was right, and also changed how people thought of them. At the beginning of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Jem and Scout do not see Boo as an ethical person, but at the end of the story he definitely proves to not only the kids, but some of the townspeople as well. By saving Jem and Scouts life at the end of the book, Boo shows that he always meant well.…

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    The title to kill a mockingbird relates to tom Robinson and boo Radley because it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because their innocent and have done nothing wrong. Just like tom Robinson was innocent and did nothing wrong. And how boo Radley didn’t really do anything to anyone they both did good things for no real reason other than just to do it out of their own will. Hey both relate and represent a mocking bird n both ways tom Robinson was a victim and was also a witness that was not only…

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    against him or trying to bring him down. He was on a mission to prove them wrong and make sure justice was served. Both Atticus and Boo Radley show traits of being a hero, they are admired for their acts of benevolence towards others. But Boo Radley to me is more of a hero than Atticus because of his little acts of kindness, leading up to a more heroic action. Boo Radley was more of a restrained hero throughout the book, very caring and loving for those who he admired and will protect them no…

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    Boo Radley was an individual in To Kill a Mockingbird that was discriminated. He was an outsider of the community. Because of the rumors made about him, he never came outside, and grew up with social development issues. In this essay, i’m going to show you how Boo was discriminated. The first of many times he was discriminated was, being accused of biting off his mothers finger. “Boo bit off his mothers finger one night when he couldn’t find any cats or squirrels to eat it.” This rumor shows…

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    This is impart because of her curiosity and willingness to learn, and partly because of Atticus. As she progresses her point of view and understanding of what is truth and what is made up has been sharpened, especially on the topic of Arthur "Boo" Radley. She learned all that she did through the teachings of Atticus, real world and personal experience,…

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    her point of view about the external conflicts that she encounters such as conversing with Jem about how she labels people in the world of racial unjust that the book takes place in. Thus the conversation leads to the children's realization of why Boo Radley won’t leave his home due to the way society is labeling people and how society mistreats people with colored skin. This chapter is key to Scouts coming of age experience that was developed by external conflicts, point of view, and the growth…

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    a rather strange idea but I would do anything to impress Scout. Jem decided he wanted to give a letter to Boo Radley he had not worked all the kinks out yet, but he pondered a long while and came to the conclusion. He concluded that we should use a stick and slide the letter in Boo’s window. I decided it would probably work and began assisting in composing the letter we would transfer to Boo. When we completed the letter we ran over to Boo’s house and we commenced to attempting to place the…

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