Boo Radley Courage

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

Boo shows this when he kills Bob Ewell. On page 370 of To Kill a Mockingbird it says “If it were any other man it’d be different. But not this man Mr. Finch.” Boo also shows courage when he saves Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell and brings them home. Lastly, Boo shows courage when he strokes Jem while he’s sleeping. This shows courage because Boo rarely ever comes out of his house and he was afraid to touch Jem and hurt him even more.

In the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, Harper Lee illustrates a changing relationship, including the dynamic characters Arthur “Boo” Radley, and Jean “Scout” Louise Finch and Jem Finch. Two young adolescents seek exposure to the monster like, hermit as various residents express their perception on Boo Radley, notably Charles Baker “Dill” Harris. This obnoxious character intrigued the curiosity of Scout and Jem to detect the private life of the Radley’s. Fear of Boo overcomes the minors as they detect sorts of information related to Arthur Radley. In the process, the dynamic characters learn information on Boo including rumors that residents conclude being the truth, illustrating the impression of the main characters that Boo is a monster-like creature. As the children instill that misperception contrived by residents, the children began to fear Boo Radley. Intrigued and curious children challenge their fear as they dare to taunt the innocent man and his household that he has not left in 15 years of his life. Boo Radley, the monster perceived elder, noticed these challenges and was fond of the attention. He expressed his thanks by leaving the youth gifts in the knothole of the tree as he expressed his gratitude. The children apprehend the sudden change the behemoth recluse character in undergo change as the dynamic characters. Scout and Jem’s relationship with Boo Radley undergoes alteration as the characters matriculate the innocent character. They

Courage is shown in the scene where Miss Maudie’s house catches on fire. Courage is shown when Boo finally came out of his house for the first time in a while. This is something way out of his comfort zone. He also did something nice to a stranger which took courage. And finally when Boo put the blanket around Scout. This is discussed in the quote “Boo Radley. You were so busy looking at the fire you didn’t know he put a blanket around you” (Lee 96).

This shows bravery because Boo knows if he gets caught he will have to go through even more severe consequences. Boo has showed many courageous acts but Scout is not far along from the path of courageousness.

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you anyway and you see it through no matter what." (Lee p. 128) To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee about two children named Scout and Jem and their father Atticus Finch. The plot revolves around the children growing up and all the things the family goes through as a result of their father defending a black man accused of rape in court. Courage is doing the right thing even if you’re afraid to do it. Atticus, Scout, and Jem each display courageous acts throughout the novel, even when it was difficult to do so.

Courage is defined as the ability to do something that is frightening to you. Harper Lee makes courage a monumental part of To Kill A Mockingbird’s plot. Lee demonstrates her own definition of courage through her characters, and their everyday lives. She uses certain characters to exemplify courage in hopes of making her lessons on courage throughout the story more realistic to all people. Boo Radley seems to be the center of the children’s imagination, as well as their worst nightmares, in To Kill A Mockingbird; therefore, it is very easy for Harper Lee to demonstrate the children’s courage by using the idea of a scary, savage, and destructive Boo Radley.

Scout realizes that Boo is a kind, meek person and that he is not the monster they had believed him to be. Boo saved her and Jem from Bob Ewell, risking his own wellbeing to do so, even after they had tormented him with their attempts to get him to leave his house.

Courage is an asset that is highly valuable. Having courage allows people to be confident in their own skin, put their social status at risk for doing what is right, and even in circumstances of criticism, being able to share their ideas. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the characters that came across the most courageous were Jem, Scout, and Miss Maudie. Jem shows courage by touching the infamous Radley house which everyone fears; Scout shows courage by defending her classmate when he was being taunted by the teacher, and Miss Maudie wears men’s clothes when the expectations of women in the society lean to women being feminine.

That’s what I don’t like about it.” (Lee 87). The man who was saying this could have harmed Atticus, but they didn't, but if the town would have known about Boo, they would have no doubt. Boo is in fact the most courageous character in To Kill A Mockingbird. Boo is the most courageous character in To Kill A

The book shows Boo taking a risk at the scene where Scout and Jem get attacked. In the book Arthur Radley or Boo runs into save Jem and Scout by battling Bob Ewell and killing him in a knife battle. After the fight end the book states, “He coughed violently, a sobbing , bone-shaking cough… He(Boo Radley) was carrying Jem. Jem’s arm was dangling crazily in front of him.” This show that Boo Radley is courageous because he throws himself into the fight instead of just watching it from the outside.

Webster's dictionary defines courage as "mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty." According to Atticus Finch, one of the main characters in To Kill A Mockingbird, "Courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." (Chapter 11, Page 124) No matter how you define it, Harper Lee definitely portrays the theme of mental courage in this book. The book demonstrates that mental courage is fighting what you believe in no matter the consequence. It is one of the most predominant themes and is shown in many of the characters, including Atticus, Jem and Scout, who all show mental

In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird a major theme is the loss of innocence. Whether from emotional abuse, racial prejudice or learning, Boo, Tom, and Scout all lose their innocence in one sense or another. The prejudice that each character endures leads to their loss. Through the responses of Boo, Tom, and Scout, Harper Lee shows how each character responded differently to their loss of innocence.

(Lee 317-318). As said in the quote Boo has shy ways, and that is know by the people in his book. He is recognized by the people involved in the conflict of the attack and they know that he has done the right thing. Boo must have heard or saw that Jem and Scout were in trouble and come to help. In the process of helping he is against his own fears and putting himself into danger.

She described to the readers that “…our neighbor’s image blurred with my sudden tears. ‘Hey Boo’, I said” (270). This is the first and definite indication that Boo is a good man. Even though Scout had never seen him before, she realizes who he is. Scout is brought to tears because this is the first time that she realizes that the man that she used to fear the most had cared about her and saved her life. The fact that she notices this shows her mental growth undoubtedly. After Boo had saved the children, Mr. Tate explained to Atticus that they should cover up for Boo, the man who had just stabbed Bob Ewell, and Atticus finally agreed. He wasn’t sure if Scout had understood all that was said and done until Scout describes,