Radley Monologue

9. Boo Radley is so important in the novel because he teaches Scout not to judge others on assumptions and that people are really kind. Boo is a character who throughout the novel is judged based on assumptions. The children fantasize about him, yet he is a mystery to them. In their distraction of trying to find out about Boo, they miss him present in their lives. By the end of the novel when Scout finally sees Boo, she realizes how he has cared for them throughout the years and imagines life from his point of view. The children are so fascinated with him because they do not really know who he actually is. They are obsessed with the idea of him. Perhaps this is because he is one of the only mysteries in their small town, the one they know least about. However, Jem and Scout fear Boo, an innocent man. I think it is appropriate that Boo saves them so that Scout would have the realization that you don't really understand a

I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This book is about two kids and their friend that try to figure out the mystery of why Arthur (Boo) Radley will not come out of his house and why he is never seen. In this journal I will be predicting and evaluating.

To Kill a Mockingbird Reading Journal Questions Directions – Your homework while reading To Kill a Mockingbird will be to respond to one of the questions for each chapter. Please make a copy of this document for yourself, and share it with me – type your responses directly on your copy. Your responses will be assessed during class discussion each class period. Your grades will be determined by preparation (writing you did for each journal) and quality of discussion. Chapter 1 1.

The children’s view of Boo Radley evolves from being very terrified of him and they think he is very scary at the beginning to realizing that he is actually a nice man who cares about them in chapter 8. Scout and Jem only know about Boo Radley through stories that they heard about him. In the story Scout shows that she is scared of Boo Radley when she says, “Jem please--” “Scout i'm telling you for the last time, shut your trap or go home-- I declare to the lord you are getting more like a girl everyday!(Lee 69)” Scout is showing that she is scared when she is trying to stall Jem. I can also infer that she is scared when Jem said to her that she is acting more and more like a girl everyday. Jem was not complimenting

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

“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee takes place in an old town called Maycomb where Scout’s family lives. In chapters one through seven we know that Jem, Scout, and Dill are trying to gain more information about Boo Radley, better yet meet him in person. My reasoning for the main idea based on the chapters is “don’t judge a book by it’s cover”. Many people speculate the dangerous actions Boo can commit, however, if Scout, Jem, and Dill succeed in confronting Boo, furthermore seeing the real him, then this would prove the town folks wrong.

They were lurking around, more quiet and careful today than ever. The oldest one had an old rod with a wire attached in one hand and the other hand held a white slip of paper. As I looked from above I could see their faces that shone with eagerness in the moonlight. The boy was closer to the window pane, while the other boy could be seen on the farther side on the lookout for anyone and the small girl was standing by the fence ready to back up the oldest boy. I looked at the boy string the paper on the wire and try to aim it inside from the window pane that was broken ever since I could remember. I kept looking at his attempts, once, twice, and thrice, he just wouldn’t stop. The boy was beginning to amuse me and I just couldn’t help being curious about what was written on the piece of

I sat frozen, as I couldn’t escape reality. However, the truth managed to all because of something I’m unable to control Feeling like an infant who is drowning as the only thing that can save me is a buoy thrown by another man. For if he does not exist, I am someone who can’t speak language.

The 1930s was a frightening and very prejudiced time in United States history. Harper Lee, the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird”, tells the incredible story of a young girl and her family as they fight against prejudice during the 1930s. Scout, the narrator, travels through Maycomb having to mature faster than ever. Her father, Atticus, is defending a black man accused of rape. Harper Lee takes the reader throughout the journey of Scout Finch and her surroundings. Lee depicts many fascinating themes throughout her novel, one being courage. She describes the story of many rising up and being truly courageous. Courage is a strange thing. Some people radiate with courage and others have to find the courage deep within themselves. Atticus and Boo

Both To Kill A Mockingbird and the book The Hunger Games share a theme that shows courage stems from fighting ones internal fears. In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” Boo Radley is known for being an a mysterious, antisocial and Crossover with occasionally violent boy according to the way scout describes him “the doors of the Radley house were closed on weekdays as well as Sundays, and Mr.Radleys boy was not seen again for fifteen years.” (Lee 13). Despite Boo Radley being exceptionally shy he bravely steps out of his home to cover scout with a blanket after a recent fire “Boo Radley. You were too busy looking at the fire you didn’t know it when he put the blanket around you.” (Lee 96) .Boo Radley fights his internal fear

For the first time in my life i dreaded walking into this dear courtroom. It brings great sorrow to see the hopeful look in Tom’s eyes. For I know he will never be deemed innocent, simply because of the color of his skin. No matter how innocent he is. I feel as if there is this weight setting on my shoulders, like a weight that will never be lifted. If Tom Robinson is deemed guilty, it will be solely my fault. I know deep down in my heart that Tom will never be set free, yet I still fight with every single breath of me. Tom is counting on me, and I will not let him down.

Lee characterizes the narrator (Scout) and the Radleys in very specific ways. She first describes the house that the Radleys live in to be weathered and fading, “The house was low, was once white with a deep front porch and green shutters, but had long ago darkened to the color of the slate-gray yard around it.” The description makes the house seem very isolated and dark. Lee also has everyone especially the negroes stay away from the house because of the strange occurrences that had happened there including the “malevolent phantom”. If a baseball was hit into the backyard of the Radleys, near their pecan tree, no questions were asked, the ball was just lost. All of this is multiplied by the fact that Boo Radley never comes out of the house,

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there are multiple examples of Boo Radley acting as a father figure to Jem and Scout. First, when Miss Maudie’s house is burning down and Jem and Scout are back inside after the scene, Scout, “looked down and found myself clutching a brown woolen blanket I was wearing around my shoulders… [Jem said] ‘You were so busy looking at the fire you didn’t know it when [Boo Radley] put the blanket around you’”(71-72). It was particularly cold outside, and the act of him going outside and giving his blanket to Scout is a very thoughtful, fatherly thing to do. Second, when Jem went back to the Radley’s house to retrieve his ripped pants he left there, “They were folded across the fence… They’d been sewn up” (58).

The significance of story-telling is to pass down important lessons that is essential for all of us to learn. The book that made an impact on me that I read this year was "to kill a mockingbird." To kill a mockingbird is very important because it teaches us to never judge a person until you walked in their shoes. The main characters, Jem and Scout go through this theme with Nathan Radley. Nathan Radley aka "Boo" is a very private man that rarely steps foot out of his house. This makes Jem, Scout, and everyone in the neighborhood very suspicious and fearful of him. Various rumors have been spread about Boo that is far from the truth. For instance, it was rumored that Boo bit off his mother's finger one night when he couldn't find any cats or squirrels to eat. Ever since Scout heard about the different stories, she became afraid of Boo. Until Halloween night, when she and Jem were walking back home from school and they could hear footsteps growing louder as they came closer. It was Mr. Ewell. He wasted no time in attacking the children. Just as he knocked Jem out unconscious and all hope would be lost "Boo" appeared and killed Mr. Ewell and finally the children were safe. That night when scout was

Set in the town of Maycomb County, this novel describes the journey of two young kids growing up in a small-minded town, learning about the importance of innocence and the judgement that occurs within. The individuals of Maycomb are very similar, with the exception of Arthur “Boo” Radley, the town’s recluse. Boo Radley has never been seen outside, and as a result of this, the children in the town are frightened of him and make up rumors about the monstrous things he allegedly does. This leaves the individuals in the town curious as to if Boo Radley really is a “malevolent phantom” like everyone assumes that he is or if he is just misunderstood and harmless. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, Boo Radley is a saviour. This is