point of view as she reflects upon the events of her childhood. Scout illustrates through her thoughts ,actions ,and effect on others the theme perceptions can be warped by assumptions or stereotypes. Scout demonstrates through her thoughts that her perception of Boo Radley is warped by the assumptions of others. Scout is young and impressionable, which results in her believing these assumptions. “Jem gave a reasonable description of Boo: Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his
understand something. I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time... it's because he wants to stay inside" (#). In To Kill A Mockingbird, Arthur “Boo” Radley was known for staying inside and for being scary, but he couldn’t have been more important. Boo Radley was a big part of the children’s lives, even when they were young. Scout, Jem, and Dill heard stories about how awful Arthur “Boo” Radley, which they used to create their own stories. Jem assumed
There is one final mockingbird in the novel, and that is Boo Radley, the mysterious man who lives next door. Although Boo sticks to himself, he cannot avoid the hurt society sends to him. Boo loves children, and leaves little goodies and items in the knot hole of an oak in front of his house for them, specifically the Finches. “The following week, the knot- hole yielded a tarnished medal,” (81) for their enjoyment. It is quite kind of Boo to surprise them, and he finds pleasure, in seeing Jem and
thought of Boo Radley as a mysterious and dark man, while at the same time they are fascinated about him. Over time they become so interested in him the obsess over seeing him in the flesh. According to gossip among the townsfolk, Boo stabbed his father with a pair of scissors, Boo used the same method of impact however used a different weapon to deal the blow. Of course the everlasting effect of each incident were completely different in terms of the result they created. As far as we know Boo Radley’s
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel about two years of Scout’s childhood that is flashed back on by her older self. The setting of the story takes place in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama during The Great Depression. The Finches are a small family, with Jean Louise Finch, also known as “Scout,” as the younger sibling, and Jeremy Atticus Finch, nicknamed Jem, as her older brother. Their father, Atticus Finch, a lawyer, is their only parent and tries his best to educate them for adulthood
There’s a certain quality of mankind that lays a heavy burden on innocence. The unborn can have more of a value placed upon them than a living human being, or there may be someone with no guilt when it comes to harming other people but cripple at the thought of injuring an animal. This theme is portrayed throughout our lives, even if we don’t pay close attention to it. Another instance of this idea is exemplified in Harper Lee’s classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Rather than sugar coating the
goodness can triumph over evil. Harper lee uses mockingbirds to symbolise the goodness of a person. It also portrays people that are good and innocent who are destroyed or exposed to evil. Boo Radley, for instance, is like a mockingbird—just as mockingbirds do not harm people, but only “sing their hearts out for us,” Boo does not harm anyone yet he was corrupted by the evil s in the world at an early age causing him to be a reclusive introvert. However even with his developed understanding of the evil
the story of her childhood. As the story progresses, Scout’s knowledge and maturity increases. The three characters from the novel that had the most excellent effect on Scout’s learning and development are Calpurnia, Boo Radley and Atticus Finch. In this classic of
looking back at her childhood. The fact that Scout does not mention anything about her present is suggestive that her past has left such a significant impact that her past has merged with her present.
town lawyer. The novel is concerned with a series of events and experiences from which Scout and Jem observe and evaluate a series of situations and valuable lessons told through the innocent and intimate perspective of Scout looking back on her childhood and her journey to maturity through out the novel. The novel evolves around the ideas of conscience, courage and conviction which are told throughout