...person is like based off of rumors? Can you really know a person just by what people say? This happens to many people. An example of such would be Arthur (Boo) Radley in the book To Kill A Mockingbird. Boo Radley is a secluded mysterious figure who never comes out of his house. Scout and Jem (who are young children) are fascinated with the stories and rumors of Boo radley and hope to meet him one day. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee represents the theme that rumors do not define a person through Arthur (Boo) Radley and his relationship with Atticus’s children (Scout and Jem) and how their relationship changes from the beginning to the end of the book. An example of Harper Lee using this theme would be at the beginning of the book. During the summer, in a small town called Maycomb, Scout and Jem meet a new...
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...To Kill a Mockingbird, was written by Harper Lee who grew up in the racist South during the Great Depression. Influential to her novel, it takes place in Maycomb County, Alabama during the same time period. Scout, a young tomboyish girl, narrates the story of a trial. Atticus Finch, her and her brother Jem’s widowed father, is the defense lawyer for Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white girl. In Maycomb, opinions rumors spread like fire and the town is quick to construct opinions about those who are different. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and Mr. Dolphus Raymond, to prove that societal judgment makes people perceive outcasts as monsters. To begin, as an outcast, Boo Radley is visualized as...
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...characterizes Arthur “Boo” Radley as a benevolent, mysterious outcast. In doing so, Lee suggests that one may isolate his or her self to avoid ruthless judgment from others. Depicted as a compassionate character in the novel, Lee subtly portrays Boo through the use of reliable and trustworthy characters. When Scout asks her neighbor Miss Maudie Atkinson if Boo is still alive, Miss Maudie says she “know he’s alive”...
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...in the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Helen Keller tells us a story about a five year old girl named Scout dealing with problems during her childhood and how the events that happen to her make her understand what problems that she may have in the future. The whole situation happen with Boo Radley, in Maycomb there was many rumors of horrible things he ever did and at the end there were all lies. It also happened with Tom Robinson but it was worst since he was an African American and back in 1930’s many people were racist and with one little bad situation they got in they got sent to jail. Tom and Boo are both of them both experience situations that people may believe they did and yet the still judged. Helen shows the symbol of the mockingbird with Tom and Boo Radley they don't bother anyone and yet they still judge them. When Atticus Tells Scout it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird she didn't understand why and when she asked Miss Maudie she tells her “Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people’s gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”[Lee 90] Scout whatever rumor she hears she believes everything they say, but when Atticus sees what Scout believes is truth he tells her,” You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”[Lee 30] Scout didn't understand why...
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...in the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Helen Keller tells us a story about a five year old girl named Scout dealing with problems during her childhood and how the events that happen to her make her understand what problems that she may have in the future. The whole situation happen with Boo Radley, in Maycomb there was many rumors of horrible things he ever did and at the end there were all lies. It also happened with Tom Robinson but it was worst since he was an African American and back in 1930’s many people were racist and with one little bad situation they got in they got sent to jail. Tom and Boo are both of them both experience situations that people may believe they did and yet the still judged. Helen shows the symbol of the mockingbird with Tom and Boo Radley they don't bother anyone and yet they still judge them. When Atticus Tells Scout it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird she didn't understand why and when she asked Miss Maudie she tells her “Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people’s gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”[Lee 90] Scout whatever rumor she hears she believes everything they say, but when Atticus sees what Scout believes is truth he tells her,” You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”[Lee 30] Scout didn't understand why...
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...The kind and compassionate nature of Arthur is foreshadowed from the very beginning of the novel, and illustrate his innocent character despite the rumors held regarding him by many of the Maycomb citizens. While he gifts Jem and Scout unanimously “two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good luck pennies, and [their] lives” (Lee 373), he also covers Scout with a blanket while “[she was] so busy looking at the fire [Scout] didn't know it when [Arthur] put the blanket around you” (Lee 72). Not only do these instances present his true nature of kindness, compassion and consideration, they also strengthen his presentation of as a mockingbird. Moreover,he also demonstrates a fatherly and protective role towards the Jem and Scout, as exhibited through Scout’s...
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...In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Boo Radley as a symbol of misjudgments and superstitions. Throughout the beginning of the book Boo Radley has been seen as a person who hides himself and has no friends at all, he is considered as a dangerous person. However due to the curiosity from 3 kids, the hunt to discover what type of person Boo Radley is, begins. Boo Radley tries befriending the children in his own type of way, by placing small little things, as to what might resemble Boo Radley’s personality, inside a knothole of an oak tree. Some of the things he gave shows that Boo Radley is a man who is well-educated, due to the fact he won a spelling bee. However Boo Radley is antisocial, yet he would go as far as to protect children, and would not stab his parents, although it was not particularly proven whether he did or did not....
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...Kill A Mockingbird, brought two characters named Scout and Arthur Radley to life. They are two very unlikely people to become friends, but Harper Lee shows how you can be friends with anyone as long as you understand how they started out. Would you ever empathize for a person you never knew? The book To Kill A Mockingbird is based in...
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...characters of Mrs. Dubose, Mr. Raymond, and Mr. Boo Radley. Near the beginning of the story, Jem and Scout judge their impertinent, elderly neighbor, Mrs. Dubose, very harshly until they get to know her and realize that their judgment is very wrong.. The kids walk by Mrs. Dubose’s...
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...“Mockingbirds don't do one thing but...sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.” What is a mockingbird, Is it an animal that means no harm, or a name someone will base you on because of your actions? A mockingbird is known for being friendly, humble, and natural contributors. In a small town in Alabama called Maycomb the characters Jean finch and her older brother Jem go to visit there aunt for the summer like they have been doing for the past couple of years, but are later terrified by the rumors they hear about there outcasted neighbor Boo Radley. Tom Robinson a civil and kind african american and Arthur “Boo” Radley a very kind and good person injured by the evil of mankind and those around him are considered...
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...perceived as “mockingbirds” due to their acts of kindness and nonviolence. The three characters who symbolize the mockingbird are Atticus Finch, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson because they are all innocent men who are discriminated against and punished for doing what is right. Tom Robinson was an innocent man who faced prejudice because he was African American. Tom displayed many respectable traits. He provided free help to his white neighbor, despite the fact he had only one arm. When asked why he did these selfless acts, Tom responded: " I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more'n the rest of 'em-" (264). Later, Tom was accused of raping and beating up young Mayella Ewell, the eldest child in the infamous Ewell family, and the same girl he had assisted. Mayella’s father, Bob Ewell,was a racist man, who knew that he could get away with wrongfully accusing Tom simply because Tom was black. When brought to court, evidence proved Tom not-guilty, yet he...
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...Innocents In the book To Kill A Mockingbird,by Harper Lee she uses a lot of symbolism throughout her story. Symbolism is a literary device where the author uses an object to stand for an idea. One of Lee’s famous symbol is an mockingbird.A mockingbird is a symbol of innocent. In her novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Tom Robinson, Mayella Ewell and Boo Radley as human “mockingbirds” to contribute to the overall theme of innocence. The first character Harper Lee uses is Tom Robinson.Tom Robinson is an poor black man with an wife and three children. He is 25 years old and is known as a respectable kind young man. His left hand was crippled and caught in a cotton gin when he was a young boy. In the begin, Lee uses Tom Robinson as a mockingbird because he was innocent man who was accused of raping a young woman named Mayella Ewell.And he was shot seventeen times.Atticus...
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...characters Charles Baker “Dill” Harris, Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, and Jeremy Atticus “Jem” Finch. These three children are the focus of the revolutionary piece, which is settled in the farmers city of Maycomb, Alabama in the early years of The Great Depression. Why does the author include the third character Dill, why didn’t Lee focus only on the two Finch siblings? Possibly Lee meant to establish Boo within the plot to emphasize the children’s friendship. Perhaps this can be explained with; the Greek philosophy of Pythagoreanism, the Bible, and the compatible characters of the children. The story of how these children met was arbitrary; however, these were the years that will never be forgotten due to the mystery of Boo, the youngest within the Radley family. Arthur “Boo” Radley is a character in the novel that keeps Dill, Jem, and Scout together by arousing their curiosity. Boo could possibly be a psychotic ex-con and this only drives the kids deeper into the rumors about him. Boo is a mysterious recluse that leaves the entire neighborhood filled with questions. The mystery of Boo Radley is what initially brings the children together as a group and continues to be the glue that holds them together. Lee perhaps incorporated the Pythagoreanism a philosophy established by Pythagoras. This philosophy involves the theory of the perfection of the number three. The number three is commonly recognized as the number of harmony. When taking To Kill a Mockingbird into account, the harmony...
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...Birds of Innocence Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is an exceptional story of cowardice and courage, of prejudice and acceptance. Most obviously, it is a story of maturity and innocence. In the novel, Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley are all metaphorically portrayed as mockingbirds because of their observable innocence with others in their community and their evident kindness. While each character has noticeably different storylines and symbolic references to the mockingbird, all three have their inculpability in common. Atticus Finch is depicted as a mockingbird, not only because of his incorruption, but also because of his fatherly instincts and his unmistakable courage. In chapter twenty-nine and thirty we see Atticus’s righteousness in full light. As they sauntered home from the school pageant, Jem and Scout were attacked. Atticus, knowing that Bob Ewell has threatened him and what he loves, does not outright blame Bob for his children’s wounds and injuries. Mockingbirds are extremely territorial and protective of their young. In chapter ten we see Atticus’s shooting skills as he protects his children from a rabid dog. Another trait shown by mockingbirds is their courage when defending their...
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...example of how no one wants to shoot him down. Even if they talk about him and call him names, they still won’t shoot him because, like a mockingbird, they know he is good, even if they can’t be that kind of good themselves. Boo Radley (or, more accurately, Arthur Radley) is a social, and literal, recluse in the novel. He rarely leaves his home, in fact, the last time he did was years ago, barely in Jem’s memory. Rumors of Boo describing him as a maniac flit throughout the town, however, with no evidence to support it, they are obviously just rumors. He never retaliates against these rumors, or against the children (Dill, Scout, and Jem) when they intrude on the Radley property. As he never leaves his home, he hasn’t ever hurt anyone, and the contact he does have with outsiders (Scout and Jem) is nothing less than positive. He leaves them gifts in the knothole of a tree, sews up Jem’s pants, and in a great gesture of his good character, saves them from death, even killing the man who was on a drunk rampage, to keep them safe. He carries an injured, unconscious Jem to the Finch home also, even though he himself is quite obviously uncomfortable around the other adults. Then, this conversation takes place when Atticus and Scout realize that it was Boo, not Jem, who killed Bob Ewell. The sheriff says in conclusion to a heated discussion with Atticus, "...To my way of thinkin’, Mr. Finch, taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an‘ draggin’ him with his shy...
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