it portrays life and the role of racism in the 1930 s. A reader may

not interpret several aspects in and of the book through just the

plain text. Boo Radley, Atticus, and the title represent three such

Not really disclosed to the reader until the end of the book,

Arthur "Boo" Radley plays an important role in the development of

both Scout and Jem. In the beginning of the story, Jem, Scout, and

Dill fabricate horror stories about Boo. They find Boo as a character

of their amusement, and one who has no feelings whatsoever. They

tried to get a peep at him, just to see what Boo looked like. Scout

connects Boo with the Mockingbird. Mrs. Maudie defines a mockingbird

as one who " 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" (94). Boo is exactly

that. Boo is the person who put a blanket around Scout and Jem when

it was cold. Boo was the one putting "gifts" in the tree. Boo even

sewed up Jem s pants that tore on Dill s last night. Boo was the one

warm and snug blanket around Scout and Jem, to keep them warm. This

one may ever `see.` Although it does not seem like it, Scout will

However, the author hints at Boo actually existing as a nice person

into three stages. Primitively, Boo is Scout s worst nightmare.

scene shows Boo s more sensitive and caring side of him, and shows

Scout, "You never really understand a person until you consider things

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Approximate Word count = 1190
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)