Post by tsharman on Aug 11, 2016 22:55:54 GMT
Disclaimer: I could not find any way to italicize the book title.
Jem's novel The Gray Ghost appears as a symbol of Boo Radley and his role in To Kill a Mockingbird. The Gray Ghost is first mentioned in Chapter 1, when Dill tells Jem "I'll swap you The Gray Ghost if you just go up and touch the [Radley] house" (Lee 18). The title The Gray Ghost seems evocative of Boo Radley, who is characterized as a ghostly figure and has "grey eyes" (Lee 362). That this book is first mentioned in connection with the first attack on Boo Radley seems to indicate an association between the book, its title, and Boo Radley. The Gray Ghost's next appearance coincides with the last appearance of Boo Radley, reinforcing the connection between The Gray Ghost and Boo Radley. Furthermore, the main character in The Gray Ghost, Stoner's Boy, is similar to Boo Radley in that he is never seen and is misunderstood by neighbors who "didn't know what he looked like, an' ... when they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things" (Lee 376). Boo Radley's reclusive attitudes parallel those of Stoner's Boy, indicating the connection between the two. This theme of misunderstanding seems to parallel a similar theme in To Kill a Mockingbird. Does this indicate that The Gray Ghost serves as a kind of epilogue, emphasizing To Kill a Mockingbird's themes and summarizing the moral code Lee intended to convey?
Jem's novel The Gray Ghost appears as a symbol of Boo Radley and his role in To Kill a Mockingbird. The Gray Ghost is first mentioned in Chapter 1, when Dill tells Jem "I'll swap you The Gray Ghost if you just go up and touch the [Radley] house" (Lee 18). The title The Gray Ghost seems evocative of Boo Radley, who is characterized as a ghostly figure and has "grey eyes" (Lee 362). That this book is first mentioned in connection with the first attack on Boo Radley seems to indicate an association between the book, its title, and Boo Radley. The Gray Ghost's next appearance coincides with the last appearance of Boo Radley, reinforcing the connection between The Gray Ghost and Boo Radley. Furthermore, the main character in The Gray Ghost, Stoner's Boy, is similar to Boo Radley in that he is never seen and is misunderstood by neighbors who "didn't know what he looked like, an' ... when they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things" (Lee 376). Boo Radley's reclusive attitudes parallel those of Stoner's Boy, indicating the connection between the two. This theme of misunderstanding seems to parallel a similar theme in To Kill a Mockingbird. Does this indicate that The Gray Ghost serves as a kind of epilogue, emphasizing To Kill a Mockingbird's themes and summarizing the moral code Lee intended to convey?
