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Post by jesselcrum on Jul 16, 2016 19:44:45 GMT
Arthur (Boo) Radley is a side character in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird and is introduced in the beginning of the book. Jem, Scout, and Dill are incredibly interested with this man as well as frightened. They listen to the rumors that are spread about him from believing that “…he went out at night when the moon was down, and peeped in windows.” (p.9) to “…As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities.”. They were influenced by what they heard from the people around them. They even went to the extent of creating a game about him and invading his privacy by trying to look into his house. Boo was different and people noticed that. Because of that, people treated him poorly and said things about him that weren’t true.
How do you think people today would treat a ‘Boo Radley’? How would you treat them? How would you react if you noticed a ‘Scout’ or a ‘Jem’ or a ‘Dill’ acting the way they did towards a ‘Boo’?
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Post by carlikassner2996 on Jul 16, 2016 20:40:26 GMT
Jem started off by giving a good 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. 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." (chapter 1 page 65) Like you said, Boo was such a mysterious, creepy, and dark character, and the kids obsession with him was quite strange and unique. To answer your third question, it just shows how weird the interest towards Boo is, because if you actually saw these kids acting that way, you would kind of turn your head because why would they be treating someone like that? When you think of how people would treat Boo today, I honestly don't think it would be much different. It isn't being racist, its just hate. People judge hard, and they stick to their own opinions. Think about it. If you saw a strange and odd person that gave you chills, would you be nice to them? I know that I wouldn't want to be involved with someone who stabbed a person in the leg with a pair of scissors.
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Post by isaacthompson on Jul 20, 2016 14:57:27 GMT
Jem started off by giving a good 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. 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." (chapter 1 page 65) Like you said, Boo was such a mysterious, creepy, and dark character, and the kids obsession with him was quite strange and unique. To answer your third question, it just shows how weird the interest towards Boo is, because if you actually saw these kids acting that way, you would kind of turn your head because why would they be treating someone like that? When you think of how people would treat Boo today, I honestly don't think it would be much different. It isn't being racist, its just hate. People judge hard, and they stick to their own opinions. Think about it. If you saw a strange and odd person that gave you chills, would you be nice to them? I know that I wouldn't want to be involved with someone who stabbed a person in the leg with a pair of scissors. Well, Jem's description doesn't seem very reliable. Jem had only seen Boo very few times before this point, and I'm guessing most of the description is from rumors. Jem was also describing from what he saw from fear, which can make a simple hand look like a scary shadow puppet. If I knew of a "Boo Radley" in real life, honestly, I would want to avoid this person from tales I've heard, and like Carli said, not want to be involved with them. I hope that I would give them a chance at least once, to see they are actually a nice generous person like Boo was revealed to be. |
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Post by angelinablanco on Jul 20, 2016 16:49:18 GMT
Arthur (Boo) Radley is a side character in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird and is introduced in the beginning of the book. Jem, Scout, and Dill are incredibly interested with this man as well as frightened. They listen to the rumors that are spread about him from believing that “…he went out at night when the moon was down, and peeped in windows.” (p.9) to “…As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities.”. They were influenced by what they heard from the people around them. They even went to the extent of creating a game about him and invading his privacy by trying to look into his house. Boo was different and people noticed that. Because of that, people treated him poorly and said things about him that weren’t true. How do you think people today would treat a ‘Boo Radley’? How would you treat them? How would you react if you noticed a ‘Scout’ or a ‘Jem’ or a ‘Dill’ acting the way they did towards a ‘Boo’? People judge others for countless reasons and Boo was judged for being different. With all the rumors surrounding this mysterious character it was only natural that Jem, Dill, and Scout wanted to learn more. I think people today would regard a 'Boo Radley' with curiosity and apprehension much like they did back then. You can only try to treat strangers with kindness and that's how I would treat a 'Boo Radley'. |
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Post by zakpasq on Aug 3, 2016 19:16:54 GMT
I believe people today would not bother to talk to him because many people in todays society will wait/want people to come to talk to them and if you don't they would talk to you and considering Bo didn't leave his house for a while i don't think he talked to anyone. I would treat him no differently than anyone else. If I noticed Jem, Scout, and Dill doing what they did I don't know what i would because you see a lot of weird things now a days.
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Post by ivyross on Aug 5, 2016 16:29:29 GMT
Today I think they way Boo Radley would be treated would be very similar to how it was done in the book. Some people, such as Scout, Dill, and Jem, would be curious and snoop some, but it would only be children that did this. The adults would simply ignore Boo, he would be disregard to nothing more than a story. Adults wouldn't listen to the kids about him and that would be that.
I likely wouldn't think much of it if i saw Jem, Dill, and Scout. I may question them or tell them to leave the poor man alone, kind of like Atticus did. But, if I knew the whole story, how he was "playing" with them, to the best of his ability by giving them gifts, I wouldn't think they were causing any harm. It may be a strange relationship but all parties involved enjoy the relationship and no harm is done.
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Post by marliegroshans on Aug 5, 2016 17:04:45 GMT
People today would still treat Boo Radley very similar to as they do in the book. People in today's society still judge on how people live their lives, and also make up rumors about them if they don't know everything about said person. Although some may not go snooping, and provoking the man, but people would still be wary of him.
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Post by isabellewilson2000 on Aug 10, 2016 7:36:13 GMT
People now still judge the way they did back then. Boo never came out to defend himself and the stories about his stabbing a family member were pretty serious. There would probably still be a lot of gossip around the subject and the kids would treat him the same. No one would really stop the kids. They would probably pass it off as a silly game.
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Post by laurenschuetz on Aug 10, 2016 16:28:38 GMT
I believe that in today's society many people would behave in the same way as the other characters when dealing with Boo Radley. In the novel the children Jem, Scout, and Dill were curious about Radley and his life style. They would often make stories and play games with him such as trying to give him a note on the fishing pole or collecting the items that he had left in the hole. Today's children are often very curious and wonder about other people who come across as "different." Lee used Boo Radley for many aspects of the story, including showing the reader the childish and curiosity side in Jem, Scout, and Dill
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Post by baileebrianne2573 on Aug 10, 2016 21:03:23 GMT
Children in today's society would react to Boo the same way Jem, Scout and Dill did. I feel that in children there is a sort of curiosity for everything, that childlike wonder that makes you question the world around you and make up things because of your imagination and what others tell you. The kids got their ideas about Boo from grown adults and that just shows you how society works. Humans are very judgmental and they make up things about other people sometimes. Today's society would react the same way as the town did in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Post by kassidydye on Aug 11, 2016 22:41:15 GMT
Authur "Boo" Radley would still be treated the way he was treated in the book in today's life. People do judge a book by its cover and it just shows how our economy hasn't changed. If Boo Radley was around in today's day and age there would be gossip going all around about him stabbing a family member in the hand. Even though it was for protection the won't look at that side of the story.
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Post by kailey on Aug 14, 2016 7:43:46 GMT
I believe that Boo Radley would still be treated the same way he was in the book. If Boo were to live in our society, he would be judged on so many levels, such as what he looks like, how he acts, and what he does. Also, I do not think Jem, Scout, and Dill would not react the way they did in the book. Children these days would be scared of people like Boo because they do not think he is normal, they are not used to it.
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Post by shaunamackay on Aug 14, 2016 8:00:44 GMT
I think today, society would talk a good game about how "everyone is accepted" and how "you shouldn't judge one another" and all those phony things repeated over and over until they were ran dry with lies. But, as soon as a "Boo Radley" kind of person came along, they would be instantly bashed and shunned by the same society who says "don't judge". Personally, I would like to say I would treat an oddball like Boo Radley the same as everyone else, and I would try my best, but in my head I know I would still be judging them, even if I didn't want to. If I noticed anyone obviously bullying or taunting a Boo Radley type, I would attempt to step in because it must've been pretty severe for me to notice the Boo Radley person was in trouble in the first place.
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Post by anikahagen on Aug 15, 2016 5:22:12 GMT
To answer your questions, I believe that the people today would treat Boo Radely the same as they did in this novel. They would almost ignore him and not really speak much of him. I believe that they would almost pretend that he doesn't exist. I would treat him the same way that the people of today would, whether that be a good thing of not. If someone wants to be left alone then I say leave them alone! Finally, I believe that if I saw a Scout, Jem, or Dill acting that way I would find it rude. They were bothering a man that clearly did not want to be messed with.
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Post by isabellajanney on Aug 16, 2016 3:46:16 GMT
It is sad but true that even today, most people would react the same way towards Boo Radley as everyone did back then. We still judge people based on rumors and don't actually get to know them, even though they might be incredible people, as Boo Radley was.
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