Boo Radley Trial Analysis

The phantom who is said that he is strapped on a bed inside that household that is the source of all the fear in town. Why is he strapped by metal chains onto his bed you ask? Only for the murder of his father Mr. Radley and why would he murder his own father? So that he can take the most terrifying living thing in the town award

Racism is a significant topic in To Kill a Mockingbird. It was very normal to disrespect an African American

In The Odyssey by Homer, many characters feel prejudiced toward others. Many of these characters have opinions solely based on rumor. Such characters are influenced by many factors,, but all of them lead to improper judgement. In the same context, many characters in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird also possess such prejudiced thoughts. Through her use of the characters within Maycomb, in her novel To Kill A Mockingbird; Harper Lee shows how injustice and prejudice between African American and white people was impossible to beat at this point in history, however some characters attempt to fight it anyways.

Myths said that inside the house of the Radleys lived a malevolent phantom, people said he went out at night when the moon was down, and peeped in the windows. The name of this phantom was Boo Radley, but his actual name is Arthur and in reality it’s just a myth and know one knows for sure. Other myths say that he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that would explain why his hands were bloodstained, he was also known to have a huge jagged scar across his face. However these are rumors made up from kids probably and couldn’t be more farther than the truth. Another myth comes from Miss Stephanie Crawford, she said she woke up in the middle of the night one time and saw him looking through the window at her, this one can be true

Boo Radley developed with his Almost unnoticeable interaction with Scout at the end of Chapter 8. Scout is watching Miss Maudie's house on fire and when atticus comes back he notices something. Scout is wrapped in a blanket that she didn't have when she left the house.Scout says that she stayed right where he told her to, in front of the Radley Place, but she and Jem saw Mr. Nathan fighting the fire. They Come to the conclusion that it must have been Boo who had put it on her. This would step up the interaction that boo had previously had with the children and now. This also contributes to the Children's Mystery regarding Boo Radley

Imagine being persecuted your entire life. Having to constantly respect someone even though they were rude to you. This is what many African-Americans had to go through during the 1930’s. Racism is a major aspect in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The main character, Scout, has to deal with this problem everyday. Bob Ewell, Mr. Cunningham, and other characters are very racist, and don’t approve of Atticus defending a “Negroe”. This causes Scout to be bullied in school and even attacked by Mr. Ewell. Also, characters such as Tom Robinson are negatively affected by racism in Maycomb. Tom is killed just because of his skin color. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee’s use of point-of-view, irony, and symbolism help to develop

Clearly, then, throughout To Kill a Mockingbird there has been many ubiquitous effects of racism on the citizens of Macomb. The lives of many characters in this novel have been disrupted and deeply affected in many ways because of racism. Throughout this novel, Harper Lee shows that one's race and skin color can change other's opinions about a character, without knowing anything about the character. In the end, no matter the color of your skin or what race you are, we are all equal, and we should all be treated

In To Kill a Mockingbird, there are several characters that appear to be alienated from society, but Arthur “Boo” Radley is the most important to the plot because he causes mystery and curiosity for Jem and Scout throughout most of the book, but the mystery is solved by the end of the book. Boo Radley was, according to the book, as very pale and sick looking with his clothes in very poor condition.

To Kill A Mockingbird took place in the 1930’s, a time that was enormously charged with racial tension. One example of this is the existence of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Even though the KKK was in a time of decline in the 1930’s, it had been very prominent in the 1920’s and had still not completely died out. The KKK had rallies and

Naivety is when someone shows a lack of experience, sophistication, or understanding of the current situation. The kids, Scout and Jem in To Kill A Mockingbird saw Boo Radley as a monster, and they only assumed from what they heard about him. As the innocent, kids they were, they did not even think to try to get to know him, and really understand his situation. It was naive of Egeus to think that Theseus would agree with him, and truly force the couple to wed, Egeus thought that Theseus would solve all of his problems. Mary was the one that murdered her husband Patrick, but she covered her tracks so well that there was no way the naive policemen would even consider that the poor, weak, pregnant lady beat her husband to death with a leg of

To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel with demonstrations of many unfair things. One example of these unfair things is the demonstration of the Jim Crow Laws in action. The Jim Crow Laws were the laws that allowed segregation between whites and blacks. These laws could deny blacks education, jobs, and transportation. They completely violated the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments. White people tried to defend this by saying that blacks were more likely to commit crimes

Scout’s personality begins as coarse; she wants to control with her fists and is easily provoked. However, through her interactions with those in her community, her personality becomes more refined. One example of her lack of self-control is shown when she gets into a fight with her cousin Francis. In her rage, she decided to take out her anger on him, “‘He is not!’ I roared. ‘I don’t know what you’re talking’ about, but you better cut it out this red hot minute!’I leaped off the steps and

Sometimes you may see someone as a animal eating monster that is a horrible person, but they really are not. This is the case of Boo Radley, a good person that is seen as a monster throughout almost the whole book. During the start of the book Jem, Scout, and Dill are trying to see Boo Radley or get him out of the house. They are trying to get him out of the house because they have only heard rumours of him before and want to see what he really looks like. None of the kids in the town of Maycomb know who he really is, and there is only rumors about him. Jem has never seen Boo Radley before, but he describes him to Scout and Dill. Jem said that“He dined on any raw squirrels and cats he could catch.” He said that he was unhygienic and “What

Scout is really disappointed that she cannot read with her father anymore. Though when her father says they can read together, Scout gets excited again. This example shows how passionate Scout is about reading with her father at night. However, Scout is also a very short-tempered and an aggressive little girl. On the first day of school a boy named Walter Cunningham makes Scout start off on the wrong foot with her teacher. Scout takes action by rubbing Walter's nose in the dirt. Then when Jem comes by she says "He made me start off on the wrong foot."(pg 22) in a very angry voice. Without doubt one can see that Scout is a very short-tempered and an aggressive girl. Certainly, without doubt the reader can clearly see that Scout is a very brave (daring),passionate, short-tempered, and an aggressive six year old

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jean Louise Finch, also known as Scout, starts off as a naive, innocent 6 year old who evolves into an intelligent and mature 9 year old girl. Scout begins to go to school and she doesn’t learn as much from her teacher, Miss Caroline. Instead Scout has learned many manners from Calpurnia and one manner was when Walter Cunningham came over for lunch. “But you ain’t called on to contradict ‘em at the table when they don’t.” In other words, you cannot judge someone on the way he eats or the way he lives. Scout was excited when summer came along its way. She got to spend a lot of time with her brother Jem and her friend Dill. During the summer they decided to play a new game called “Boo Radley” where they