The Kids' Notion of Boo Radley
by Lillian Bonar
Essay: The Kids' Notion of Boo Radley
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How does the kids' notion of Boo Radley develop from the beginning of
the novel to the end?
"Boo was about six and a half feet tall … there was a long jagged
scar that ran across his face, what teeth he had were yellow and
rotten, his eyes popped and he drooled most of the time."
At the beginning of the novel, Boo is to the children mainly what they
have heard as neighborhood rumors and interpreted in their own
imaginations. The Radley place is shrouded in an aura of mystery and
creepiness for them, they are scared to even run past the house, nuts
from the Radley trees are considered poison, and when Jem retrieves
the tire from the Radley yard, it is considered an extremely brave
feat. Thus at this stage, the only relationship the children have with
Boo is that of fear and intrigue.
But slowly, almost unconsciously, the children begin to want to know
more about Boo Radley, and are not just satisfied by rumors and
gossip, a sign of maturity. Initially, it is Dill who wants to lure
Boo out of the house, so that he "can see what he looks like." This
shows that the children are no longer willing to depend upon what they
have heard, and want to find out for themselves what Boo is really
like. They try sending notes to Boo, through a fishing pole, asking
him to come out and have a talk, later they sneak into the Radleys'
yard, hoping to look through a window and catch a glimpse of Boo so
that they can actually see what he looks like. Later, Scout's talk
with Miss Maudie and the manner in which she asks whether all the
that they can actually see what he looks like. Later, Scout's talk
with Miss Maudie and the manner in which she asks whether all the
rumours about Boo or true, implies that she does not depend on
neighbourhood gossip anymore. Furthermore Miss Maudie confirms that
Boo is not a terrible phantom: rather a normal human who is...
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