Who Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Boo Radley is a neighbor who lives on the same street as the Finch family. Boo’s defining characteristic is his literal and symbolic invisibility. A recluse who only comes out at night, Boo becomes a receptacle for the town’s fears and superstitions.
What is the role of Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Boo (Arthur Radley) plays the roles of suspicious neighbor, generous giver of gifts, and hero in To Kill a Mockingbird. He affects the story by encouraging Jem and Scout to think differently and by saving their lives when they are attacked by Bob Ewell on his quest for revenge.
How is Boo Radley described?
Jem gave a reasonable description of Boo: 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.
Why do Dill and Scout believe that Boo Radley never left town?
Why do Dill and Scout think Boo Radley never left? He had no place to go. He had no money of his own. He could not read and write.
Why does Dill say Boo Radley has never run away?
When Dill says that “Maybe [Boo Radley] doesn’t have anywhere to run off to,” (Lee 192) he means that since Boo has been cut off from the community for so long, he probably doesn’t have any places or go to. In chapter fourteen, Scout and Jem find Dill under Scout’s bed.
What does Dill say about Boo Radley?
When Dill suggests that Boo Radley might have nowhere to “run off to,” he is making an inference based on evidence that has already been revealed about Radley’s life. The first and most obvious piece of evidence is that Radley behaves like a recluse; that is, he seems to be withdrawn from social contact.
What does Scout think is under her bed?
Scout and Jem, and had dealt with the runaway Dill. What does Scout think is under her bed at first? Scout thinks at first that a snake is under her bed.
Why did scout begin to cry that night after they got home?
Why does Scout cry after returning home from the jail? Scout cried because the full impact of the evening’s events really hit Scout when they get home. She realizes how much danger Atticus was in both when he faced the mad dog and when he faced the mad mob. She realizes how evil people can be.
What is Chapter 16 of To Kill a Mockingbird about?
Summary: Chapter 16 Dolphus Raymond, a wealthy eccentric who owns land on a river bank, lives near the county line, is involved with a black woman, and has mulatto children. Only Miss Maudie refuses to go, saying that watching someone on trial for his life is like attending a Roman carnival.
Who testifies first in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Heck Tate
What lesson does Scout learn in Chapter 16?
What Scout learns is not really so much about the defense itself. Instead, she learns from the Idlers’ Club something about why Atticus is defending Tom Robinson. This can be found in Chapter 16.
How old is scout at the beginning of Chapter 16?
Scout mentions that she is almost six years old and Jem is nearly ten when the story begins.
How old is JEM at the end of the book?
thirteen