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First impressions of people are often lasting impressions,especially in the minds of children. Unfortunately, these impressionstend to be negative, thus, discrediting the individual who conveys theimpression and causing the observers to inaccurately assess his truecharacter. Many times these impressions, aided by misunderstanding andprejudgment, cause unjust discrimination against an individual. Tokill a Mockingbird depicts the themes of misunderstanding andprejudice which portray Arthur (Boo) Radley as a villain. Through theprogressive revelation of Radley's character, the children realizethat their negative impressions and fears toward him were unfounded.Through gradual stages of change, Jem's, Scout's, and Dill'simpressions of Radley are dramatically altered, bringing them to therealization that he is not the evil man he was thought to be, butrather a caring individual of distinguished bravery, and truly, thehero of the novel. In the beginning of the novel many falsehoods p!. These deluding opinions, very apparent in the adultcommunity, are well illustrated by Miss Stephanie Crawford. She helpsto mislead the children's impressions. Since Atticus, although ofteninterrogated
intention to kill the children, is stoppedand killed by Boo Radley. The rescuing of the children's lives is seenas an act of courage and strength which truely distinguishes Radleythe hero of the novel. It is at this point, that Scout finallyunderstands that Radley's intentions were not evil but good. Throughhis act of herosim, Radley is accepted as a friend. Boo was our neighbour. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of goodluck pennies, and our lives. But neighbours give in return. We never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad. (p.278) This is a very special realization for Scout, she acknowledgesRadley's good nature and kindess. She realizes that Radley had giventhem their lives, the most important gift of all. Radley has indeedfound a place in the children's hearts, and through his naturalgoodness he comes out as the true hero of To Kill a Mockingbird.Scout probably learns an invaluable lesson thr! of this: neverprejudge others, because first impressions, although usually lastingimpressions, are not always the true impressions. Through many fundamental stages in the novel, the character ofBoo Radley is slowly unraveled depicting his true self. From lookingat first impressions, evolving, growing and changing impressions,Radley's character is gradually exposed. This growth and process ofchange makes the children realize that prejudgment of people generallyinaccurately and negativily represents an individual. There is animportant lesson to be learned from this novel: never prejudge peoplebased on limited knowledge and generalize on first impressions,because these often hinder more than help. Perhaps it is alsoimportant to remember that the first impressions of Boo Radleyportrayed him as a villain, and yet truly he was quite the opposite ofthat. Maybe if we stop prejudging others we will see somethingentirely different in them. We should never ignorantly prejudgeothers, for ! ation that their former opinions of Radley areprobably not completely true: In the children's attempt to get abetter view of the Radley's, they are spotted and scared off by NathanRadley's shot gun. In their haste, Jem's pants are caught on thefence, and left behind. That night, when Jem returns to reclaim hispants, he is overwhelmed. Later, he explains the events to Scout: "When I went back for my breeches
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Approximate Word count = 1600
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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