Discuss the role played by Boo
It was Atticus Finch who said, “It’s not okay to hate anybody.” (p271) In Harper Lee’s Novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, the main issue that is dealt with is of people blindly hating and persecuting any individual or race that was different to the majority. Harper Lee tries to show the reader how life was back in the 1920’s and 30’s for these individuals and races. To do this she brings in two characters that play as the victims of the time: Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson. Boo Radley was an individual who spent his life purely indoors away from all human contact, because of this he was hated and persecuted. Tom Robinson was a Black Man or a “Nigger”, and just simply because of this he was hated and persecuted. These two characters personify the statement that “It’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird.” “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up peoples gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird.” (p99 - 100) Tom Robinson was the main victim of the novel. Almost the entire majority was against him. And why? Because he was a Black man. “ Niggers” or Negroes were the scum of the universe. Maycomb wa
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Approximate Word count = 867
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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