How Is Boo Radley Alienated In To Kill A Mockingbird

Scout, Jem, and Dill work many summers to try to get Boo to come out of the Radley house for the first time in many years. Jem had been told many things about Boo in his short years in Maycomb, and he tells his sister Scout about the ‘monster’, saying, “Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that’s why his hands were bloodstained—if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time” (chap. 1). Jem’s ideas about Boo are very biased toward rumors that can be heard around Maycomb. This shows how Maycomb’s people often judge before they know, seeing as no one has seen Boo Radley in over twenty years and people are prejudiced to believing the unknown is always bad. Prejudice and rumors can often not be trusted and Boo Radley is no exception. After Miss Maudie’s house catches fire and half the town rushes outside to watch it burn, Atticus tells Scout, “someday you should thank him for covering you up” then Scout asks, “Thank Who?” And gets a response from Atticus, “Boo Radley. You were too busy looking at the fire, you didn’t even notice when he put the blanket around you” (chap. 8). Boo Radley is not really a bad person, he

“[Boo Radley] dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained--if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off...” (Lee 16), a child frighteningly whispers about the town “monster”, Boo Radley. In, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Arthur “Boo” Radley is a misunderstood adult of whom the entire town is scared of, even though he does not come out of his house. However, when he does come out of the house, he commits a courageous deed that ends up with the Finch Kids, Jem and Scout, indebted to him. Boo Radley is a positive citizen in the town of Maycomb because of his incredible feat of bravery for the children.

He is referred to as a mockingbird because he suffers he is stuck and constantly talked negatively by the town.It's the only form of contact he has with the outside world. Boo (Arthur Radley) is actually a very shy character who is often misjudged by society including scout and jem. As the story goes on, we find Scout beginning to realize Boo radelys true intentions and the situation when she tells Atticus that exposing Boo would be "sort of like shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn't it?” Throughout the novel, Scout, Jem, and Dill are curious about the "mysterious" Boo Radley because he never comes outside from his house or associates with anyone in the neighborhood.

Boo Radley is labeled an outcast and an outsider by the society of Maycomb because of the rumors and myths that have surrounded him through the years of being confined to his brother’s home. For over twenty-five years, Boo Radley has been restricted to the indoor limits of the Radley house suppressing him further from the Maycomb community. Arthur “Boo” Radley was a troublesome child who sadly continued to make wrong choices once he became

Isolation is to be unknown and alone from the others that’s around you. Having this trait enables you to carry huge weights of burden on your shoulders because of the helpless feeling that you receive. Isolation does not allow you to live out your life. Isolation traps you in instead. Boo Radley is a criminal that had to live years in isolation and rumors. The Finches, who lived off of rumors just like everyone else, assumes that Boo Radley is just an evil monster. One day, Boo Radley broke out of his isolation to help the Finches when they were in danger. Boo Radley had shown us isolation when he stated, “‘Will you take me home?’ He whispered it, in the voice of a child

In To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, Boo Radley is a character that changes from dark to light throughout the novel. Boo changes from a character who everyone is falsely afraid of to a helpful character that saves the kids lives by stabbing Ewell. Harper Lee utilizes the character Boo Radley to explore the theme of not judging a book by its cover.

Arthur Radley, also known as Boo Radley, is the children's childhood mystery man. The rumors circled the entire neighborhood and the absurdity of them ranged from watching people at night to eating raw squirrels and cats. Scout, Jem, and their friend Dill took a special interest in Boo Radley, but what they did not know was that Boo Radley was watching their lives unfold. He served as their protector and even provided gifts to the children to get them through the hardships they went through. ¨Summer, and he watched his children's heart break. Autumn again, and Boo's children needed him.¨(Lee, 374) Despite the horrendous rumors that the children believed about Radley, he is an empathetic person and did not judge them for believing what they believe and saves the children's lives. Empathy was also shown towards Boo Radley from an unexpected character, Mr. Heck Tate, the Maycomb sheriff. ¨...Mr. Finch, taking the one man who's done you and this town a great service an' draggin' him with his shy way into the limelight--to me, that's a sin.¨(Lee,369-370) After saving Atticus's children, Mr. Heck Tate knew that the town would not leave Boo Radley in peace, and decides to change the story to keep Boo Radley out of the limelight. Empathy was carefully conveyed in the character of Boo Radley, and Mr. Heck

The citizens of Maycomb have many theories about Boo’s life and about his personality. The most common theory is that he is dangerous and insane. Miss Stephanie said, “As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities”. It is also common thought that “When people’s azaleas froze in a cold snap, it was because he had breathed on them. Any stealthy small crimes committed in Maycomb were his work”. Boo Radley was considered a morbid phantom in Maycomb. Because of the public’s view of Boo, it would be daring for him to go out in public. People may hurt him if they see him as a threat or they might run away in terror. These risks made it even more admirable for Boo to risk his life to save the lives of Jem and Scout towards the end of the novel. Although he was under the cover of darkness, it was courageous of Boo to emerge from his home since he could have still been

“ Nobody in Maycomb had nerve enough to tell Mr. Radley that his boy was a troubled teen” (Lee 12). Boo was never really close to his parents since he got in trouble all of the time. “ As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities” (Lee 13). Boo has spent about 15 years inside his house because he wants to stay there.

Arthur “Boo” Radley is a very mysterious character in the way that not a lot has been know about him, even from the beginning of the novel. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, we continue to learn a little more about him. People in Maycomb fear the unknown properties of Boo. They created horrible rumors about him in order to answer their questions about him. For example, they claimed that he was dead and stuffed into the chimney, that he eats cats and dogs, and sneaks out during the night to look into people’s windows. Despite all of these horrible rumors, Boo Radley is a rather friendly character in To Kill a Mockingbird.

All three of these characters are really important in the novel. Boo Radley is the type of guy to never leave his house. Many people see Boo as a creepy, scary, and unusual man. Boo ends up being a mocking bird though. Begin Match to source 1 in source list:

Everything regarding Boo is a mystery; people don’t even know if he is alive. Despite this huge lack of evidence, the whole town of Maycomb still thinks of him as a monster. Sure, he is an oddity, but not a monster. Furthermore, Boo is a human being. He’s been shut up in a house with no human contact for a very long time.

There are certain social necessities in life that are important. One of which is friendship, and friendship gives people purpose and a sense of fitting in. Arthur “Boo” Radley, a mysterious character, in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, is talked about all throughout the town of Maycomb in the 1930s. Boo Radley was part of the Radley family. Boo was the talk of the town and he was rarely seen out of the house.

Throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird Boo Radley takes on the characteristics of being shy, mysterious, and protective. Boo Radley leads the readers to think that he is shy when Scout says “It was deep in shadow. Boo would be comfortable in the dark.” (Lee 364). This shows that Boo is uncomfortable around people. He is mysterious when the author tells us about the event “As Mr. Radley passed by,

Boo Radley is a very reclusive character, and not much is known about him until the end of the book. In the beginning he is described as a horrible monstrosity, as Jem said, “About six and a half feet tall, dined on raw