To Kill A Mockingbird Isolation Analysis

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There are many different ways that isolation can affect people; as this will be proven by analyzing Harper Lee’s Novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”. The book illustrates that people act differently while in isolation. Arthur (Boo) Radley reacts by avoiding people,Mrs.Dubose reacts bitterly and Mayella reacts with a strong desire for love.

Arthur (Boo) Radley is a man who isolates himself from society and the events that take place in Maycomb County because of how the people are. In the beginning Jem and Scout thought that the only reason why Boo stayed inside so that he wouldn’t cause any trouble. According to the neighbourhood legend “Boo was locked up in the courthouse basement” (Lee 12) for stabbing his father in the leg with scissors so that …show more content…

During the trial Tom Robinson explains that while he was helping Mayella get a box down from the top of the chiffarobe Mayella just jumps onto Tom. Tom tells Judge Taylor that “she hugged me. She hugged me around the waist” (Lee 259) This shows that Mayella does not know how to control her desire love which made her spontaneously hug Tom. What also shows Mayella’s desire for love is that she grabs Tom and kisses him out nowhere and tells Tom that “ she never kissed a grown man before an’ she might as well kiss a nigger (Lee 260). The fact that Mayella kept on forcing Tom to kiss her back shows that Mayella had this want for love and she did not even care if the person was a negro. Therefore Mayella Ewell’s desire for Tom Robinson show how she has a desire for love and how strong it became because of her isolation.

The novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee illustrates that not everyone reacts the same way when they are in isolation. Boo Radley’s reaction to his isolation is to avoid people at all costs. Mrs.Dubose’s reaction to her isolation is to be mean and bitter all the time eg.Mayella Ewell’s reaction to Isolation is having a strong desire for love and company. What this shows is that every person can be affected by isolation and their reaction can be very different and

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