Arthur Lee

true self to the Finch children, as a kind and caring person. The small town of Maycomb, located in Alabama, is a town where everybody knows everybody business. It is a place where rumors are guaranteed to go around, rumors about a man named Arthur Radley. Arthur “Boo” Radley is not how everyone perceived him to be in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, as shown through the town’s image of Boo, the foreshadowing taking place at the scene of Miss Maudie’s house catching fire, as well as the plot twist

what is on the inside. Arthur Radley, a middle aged man, Dolphus Raymond, a local drunk and Tom Robinson, a black man, all have experienced victimization by society in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. These characters discriminated against society by the people of Maycomb, Alabama and reveal an important lesson. People should not judge one another based on the exterior, but should look at the interior. The people of Maycomb perceived Arthur as a evil and murderous man. Arthur has been isolated from

name of Arthur "Boo" Radley lived there which Maycomb county saw as a malevolent phantom who was the culprit for all small, stealthy crimes. When items began to appear in the knothole of a tree in the Radley's yard, Jem knew exactly who it was. With his newfound information, Jem was "on the verge of telling Scout something... he would lean in toward her, then he would change his mind" (Lee 82) He became excited when he discovered that Boo Radley was the one planting the items in the tree. Arthur was

How does the Lee handle the appearance, at the end of the story, of Boo Radley? Arthur Radley was following Jem and Scout in the dark on chapter 28 then killed Bob Ewell when Bob Ewell tries to attack them. At the end when Arthur is in the Finch's house he hides behind the door and Atticus doesn't get him a chair. We can see that Arthur still cares about people because he pets Jem and because he says with Jem, rather than leaving him. Harper Lee shows that Arthur has hid in his house his entire

significant individual perspective. The author, Harper Lee develops the idea that an individual’s perspective becomes significant through careful contemplation of controversial topics, and illustrates that it is the mindless following of accepted societal beliefs, that prevents this thinking from taking place. Seen in Scout’s developing view of Mr.

Courage is power To KIll a Mockingbird, a novel written by Harper Lee, is set in a small fictional town of Maycomb Alabama in the 1930’s. The story emphasizes the horrors of prejudiced and its impact on a small southern community. In this novel, Harper Lee introduces the reader to many themes, one of them being that courage is doing what’s right even when the odds of succeeding are poor. One of the characters from the novel who helps the reader to understand this theme of courage is Mrs. Dubose

Within the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" written by Harper Lee, different characters changed immensely throughout the course of the story. One of these characters, Jean Louise Finch or Scout showed some of the most important and noticeable change throughout the read. Scout was the younger sister of the two siblings and changed significantly between the beginning of the novel, throughout the middle, and to the end. As time went on, Scout became substantially more mature and aware of what truly was

and delves into some of the more profound human principles. The story of Maycomb, a sleepy Southern town, is rooted with the values, lessons, and symbolism of Harper Lee. Throughout the novel Harper Lee pays attention to even the smallest details, making sure that all writing has a purpose. That said, there are three books that Harper Lee mentions: Ivanhoe, The Gray Ghost, and Blackstone’s Commentaries. Although seemingly insignificant, the books that appear in To Kill a Mockingbird have symbolic and

mythical Boo Radley and is more interested in Mr.s Dubose. Finally, by the end of the novel, she is used to Boo Radley and is exercising her use of empathy to start to think of him as a man as opposed to a monster. Through To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee explores the use of Scouts ever-growing use of empathy towards Boo, to show her path to adulthood. Early in the novel, when Scout is still forming her views and opinions of the town of Maycomb, Jem gives her a detailed description of Boo Radley

portraying it with the characters. Tom Robinson was found guilty, even after he had done nothing but help a woman with manual labour for free. Arthur Radley, who was trapped inside his home for a little teenage fun, and becoming the hero at the end, and finally Jem, a young adult who was full of hope, and the cruelty of the real world took his innocence away. Harper Lee uses the symbol of the mockingbird to show that innocence can be taken away by society and learning about the real world. Tom Robinson