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Post by ryleabaumberger on Jul 25, 2016 3:12:03 GMT
When it comes to the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Arthur “Boo” Radley was very distant to the whole town. In the very beginning Scout gives us a little history behind his life that help describe a lot of why he is the way he is. While describing him, they described part of a story that happened back when he was younger, “so the boys came before the probate judge on charges of disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, assault and battery, and using abusive and profane language in the presence and hearing of a female”. Many believed that once this happened, Boo Radley’s dad banished him to the basement of the house and that he could not come out again. They did not know for sure if this is why he is hardly ever seen in public for many people had said that this story was a lie. As the story goes on there are some little asks of kindness from Boo, that sort of foreshadow his appearance of the book coming. On night when Jem and Scout are walking home, the get hurt and Boo was the one there to save them. Scout was telling the story and said “I thought Atticus had come to help us and had got wore out”. She soon realized it was not him, but in fact it was Boo Radley. So I think that Boo’s aggressive past lead him to be a hero in the end, when he protected Jem and Scout, and also compassionate when it comes to little kids. So was Boo perceived wrong by the town? The kids? Also, did this lead him to being a bigger hero once he did save these two kids lives?
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Post by jillianmeister on Jul 27, 2016 21:46:08 GMT
Boo was definitely perceived wrong by the town, and by the kids at first. The children were deathly afraid of the Radley house because of the stories they had been told, but as the story progressed, they understood they were wrong. Once they realized that the gifts in the hole in the tree were coming from him was when they recognized the fact that Boo wasn't as bad as they had originally thought. I believe that Boo was one of the most positively influential characters on Jem and Scout.
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Post by noahenoch on Jul 30, 2016 1:54:32 GMT
The question is, did Boo Radley actually commit all the crimes he was accused of? Theses crimes included: disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, assault and battery, and using profane language in front of a lady. Boo Radley claims that he did not commit any of the crimes, but there sure seemed to be a reason for the town of Maycomb to perceive Boo Radley badly. However, I do believe at some point Boo had a change of heart and was truly a good person after he was accused of committing crimes. Later on in the story, To Kill a Mockingbird, Boo ends up saving Jem and Scouts' lives. I don't know any criminals who would go out of their way to stop a crime. Boo Radley was an amazing hero in Jem, Scout, and especially Atticus' lives. However I believe that is far as Boo Radley's fame went. No one else seemed to notice his heroic actions and Boo didn't want to be noticed. After he saved Jem and Scout Boo Radley just sept back into the shadows.
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Post by conniesun on Aug 1, 2016 4:54:07 GMT
Maycomb's perception of Boo Radley was a result of ignorance; as gossip and rumors spread, bias is perpetuated. Perspective is subjective; ergo, it cannot be considered "incorrect" or "wrong." Instead, it should only be described as uneducated, but not unalterable. Perception changes as education and awareness increase. Scout's original beliefs about Boo could only be derived from the rumors she had heard from the other contently ignorant Maycomb citizens. Boo developed a strange kinship with Scout and Jem when he began leaving the presents in the tree; he proved himself to be aware, observant, kind, and compassionate. The most lacking trait in all of the perceptions/stories told about him was his humanity. But when he became a savior to Scout (and Atticus) by saving her life, he proved that he had a huge capacity for humanity. Most importantly, Scout recognized it, and her perspective changed even more.
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Post by shanarabrinkman on Aug 1, 2016 19:40:35 GMT
Boo was perceived wrong by the town because he created a bad reputation for himself when he was a teenager, and because he father banished him from ever going out side again, that reputation stuck. It made it hard for him to redeem himself. I think that Boo learned his lesson by being stuck in his house, but I also think it damaged him. He acted childish because he could never get out of the house and learn for him self. He always had someone looking down at him. But he did become a hero by saving those kids, unfortunately nobody, except the kids and Atticus knew of hid heroic action.
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Post by ariellebakken on Aug 2, 2016 20:25:45 GMT
Boo Randley played a key role in the development of Jem and Scout's character throughout the novel and influenced them to have the nonjudgemental character traits they possess. In the beginning of the novel the two siblings are suspicious and even scared of Boo Radley because of the prejudices the town has placed upon him. However as the novel progresses and Boo Radley is kind to the children they begin to see Boo for the good person that he is. Thus Boo Radley's purpose in the novel was to support the theme of do not discriminate, which the children reflect in their dealings with other races, classes, and sexes.
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Post by natestafford on Aug 2, 2016 23:25:18 GMT
Boo was always perceived as a terrible person and a criminal, now if those were perceptions or facts we don't know, but according to all of the citizens of Maycomb everything that was said to be bad about Boo was true. I feel that the town first perceived Boo wrong, which then made the kids of the town follow suit to hate him. When Boo saved Jem and Scout I think that it did make him a bigger hero than it would have if it was a person liked by the citizens of the town. It was such a shock to the people when the figured out that Boo saved them because in the past if someone entered his land he would've shot them, and then he comes along and saves two kids lives, which really shocked the town. Then he went back into the shadows but the towns and especially Scouts perception changed drastically.
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Post by beau on Aug 8, 2016 23:24:18 GMT
I think his past caused him to be viewed as a bigger hero because the whole town thought of him as the exact opposite of what he was, and when it turned out he wasn't a monster, but a kind hero, it changed their views.
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Post by Grace Schwarzenberger on Aug 9, 2016 18:45:06 GMT
Arthur may have been persevered the wrong way by the town but we don't know a lot of the towns people's thoughts on him. THe children's thoughts were fuild by story's and assumption. Now after he saved the kids lives the people seemed to great full for he service and the fact he got out of his house to do it. So it might have been preserved as a hero out of gratitude and shock as most heroes are.
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Post by kailey on Aug 10, 2016 4:13:34 GMT
Arthur, also known as Boo, was perceived wrong by both the town, and the kids. Since he did give himself the bad reputation of being locked in his house his whole life, people have made these horrible assumptions about him.After he saved these children, have totally change the minds of the children and the town. Now, people think of him as a hero rather then a monster.
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Post by isabellewilson2000 on Aug 10, 2016 7:16:24 GMT
Boo was definitely wrongly persevered by the town and by the kids. granted, he did stay in his basement for the majority of his life, but when the kids needed his help he was there for then. I believe that, because he was wrongly persevered, when he came out as a hero it was probably exaggerated.
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Post by sheaward101 on Aug 10, 2016 7:23:37 GMT
Considering Boo is one of the book's mockingbirds he was perceived wrong by the town, but it served the right purpose for the book. He was completely innocent, yet his reputation was destroyed by people who had never met him. It did make him an even bigger hero in the end of the book, because he got a bigger reaction. People were surprised, proud, and happy; which are all things they had never felt where Boo was concerned.
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Post by kassidydye on Aug 11, 2016 22:57:06 GMT
Authur Boo Radley was definitely a positive impact on Jem and Scout's life's. Although they were scared of him for a little while they tend to see that he wasn't a bad guy after all after they found out he was the one filling the knothole with the gifts for them.
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Post by samuellongwell on Aug 12, 2016 20:20:18 GMT
Boo Radley had a very positive impact on Jem and Scout in my opinion. I think he taught them that you shouldn't have a predetermined judgement of someone before you ever get to know them. At first they thought he was some scary person living in isolation all his life but once he started giving them gifts and when he covered her with a blanket during the fire the realized he was good after all.
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Post by Wade Rahaman on Aug 13, 2016 22:44:04 GMT
As many characters in the book didn't talk about Boo and changed the subject when he came up, it is hard to grasp the opinion of the adults in the novel about Boo. I believe that the kids didn't think of Boo as a evil man or a scary man, but as a sort of mystery of myth. But once he saved their lives, i believe then that they liked him and saw him as sort of a hero.
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