Boo Radley Character Analysis/Motives

~Be Kind~

FONTS

*Arthur "Boo" Radley Character Analysis/Motives*

~Roxanne Hensley~

*The Children's Perspective of Boo*

*Boo's Motives for Saving the Children*

Boo had never known the feeling of someone being interested or intrigued by him due to his horrible childhood and rumors of him stabbing his father with scissors. he loved the feeling of being wanted and an individual wanting to know the True story rather than assuming that he was an evil individual that ate raw animals and had yellow teeth. in return, when boo saw the children in need, he put his fears to the side to help someone who wanted to give him a chance.

as the children progressively make-up unrealistic images and stories such as when Jem says, "Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained – if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. 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"(Lee). the children start to believe subconsciously that he doesn't exist which in their minds makes it okay to continue the ridiculous story telling.

*Boo's Character Traits*

~In the Beginning~

Monster of Maycomb- The children create their own image of boo because it's all they've ever known or associated with him. in young children they find their own way to add traits to people to better understand the individual. children at a young age learn to read facial expressions and actions, but without those availabilities, children add their own story to what they think the individual's personality due to the persons surroundings or living conditions

*Boo's Overall Analysis*

*Boo's Kindness*

throughout the story, boo has the readers emotions in a constant whirlwind of mystery. boo progressively comes out of his shell by leaving gifts for the children, laughing when scout rolls into his house while inside a tire, and lastly being heroic by saving jem and scout from bob ewell. he evolves from a psychotic, misunderstood neighbor down the street to being a huge impact on how the children perceive him. in the end, boo is seen as a sheltered and meek individual who is afraid of the outside world due to his abusive childhood. the sheriff, heck tate, also believes it would be a sin to put boo in the limelight which obviously makes him uncomfortable. boo just simply is shy and lacks social skills most likely because he was never taught so instead of facing the embarrassment of interacting, he would rather stay in the comforts of his home.

boo opens his heart to the children by putting gifts in the knot-hole of the tree

• Gum- showing his kindness and attempt to connect with the children on their level
• indian head pennies-again, he's being kind and thinking of items that would excite them
• twine- to symbolize how he wants to be tied in with them (haha get it?) he wants connection.
• soap carvings of jem and scout- he lets the children know that he's paying just as much attention to them as they are him and that he wants to reach out and connect to the outside world
• pocket watch-to symbolize the time boo has missed out on and the time hes been locked away

To Kill A Mockingbird

~Harper Lee~