I am reading, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. In the first three chapters Jem and his younger sister Scout meet Dill, who stays over at his Aunt’s house in the summer. Dill becomes fascinated with the Finches neighbor; also know as the town creep Boo Radley. He is so interested in Boo because he allegedly killed his father and ever since never comes outside. In this journal, I will be predicting that the kids will not meet Boo. G- Predict kids will not meet Boo Y-Locked up R- never goes outside R- shudders and doors are always closed R- locked in the courthouse basement Y-Scared R- looks through people’s windows at night R- any crime in Maycomb was Boo R- stabbed his dad G-Ultimately because of all these reason I …show more content…
To start Burris Ewell is an unsympathetic person in many ways. The first way he is unsympathetic is when he started to talk back to the teacher. At first the teacher just wanted to help him get an education, but he got offended and started to yell at her. She did not know better, her intelligence with the people in this town was low so she did not know he would fire back at her the way he did. My second reason that Burris is unsympathetic is when he made Miss Caroline start crying. Her emotions took her and she started to cry, and it broke her heart that a student would say such words to her. The other students felt bad for what he had said so they comforted her, “Soon we were clustered around her desk, trying in our various ways to comfort her” (Lee 37). There comforting words helped her emotions, and they continued on. Finally the last reason Burris is unsympathetic is he only goes to school for the first day. Everyone in his family goes to school for the first day and that is it. Him and his family clearly do not care about learning or there intelligence. Not only are they unsympathetic, the Ewell’s are also very filthy. To begin when we first meet Burris he had lice. When the teacher told him what she just saw he did not freak out he just acted like it was normal. Burris was almost confused why she started to freak out at the cooties. The next reason why the Ewell’s are filthy is after the teacher told Burris about the bug in his hair is he immediately started to search for it. Using his fingers he searched his scalp until he found one and picked it our right in front of her. Miss Caroline nearly fainted she was in disgust of Burris and his actions. The last reason the Ewell family is filthy is they obviously have not bathed recently. The book describes him as, “His neck was dark gray, the back of his hands were rusty, and his fingernails were black deep into the quick” (Lee 35). Miss Caroline is
They have never actually seen or talked to him, and yet they are still children and believe most of the things they hear. The stories about Boo eating cats and squirrels are enough to scare them out of their shoes. The children love to play the game they made called “Boo Radley” which always ends with someone getting “stabbed” in the leg, just as Boo Radley stabbed his father’s leg. In part two, on the other hand, Jem and Scout stop playing their game and stop telling the stories because it no longer entertains or scares them. If they had not matured, these games and stories would still frighten them.
Empathy is one of the greatest powers that a human being can ever hope to achieve; one person being able to understand the inner-workings of another is something truly amazing. However, empathy isn’t something that one is always naturally able to accomplish; in fact, it usually takes a long time for one to develop any empathy at all. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, the reader follows Scout Finch as she experiences her youth in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. In this story, we experience her empathy for others as it increases or decreases. Though there are many examples of these alterations in Scout’s relationships, there is one that is both prominent and more complex than a few others; her relationship with her aunt, Alexandra. There are three specific instances in which we can track the progression of Scout’s empathy towards her aunt; meeting Aunt Alexandra, Scout wanting to invite Walter Cunningham over, and the assault by Bob Ewell of Scout and Jem.
In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird, empathy is demonstrated throughout the novel. Empathy can be defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Atticus tries to explain to Jem and Scout about what he experiences and the things that are happening in Maycomb County. Several characters learn empathy and understand how they feel about certain things and understand the experiences of others. This plays a major role in the novel.
The narrator of the story, Scout Finch, is a curious young girl who is surprisingly mature for her age. When her older brother Jem, and shared friend Dill go to the intriguing Radley house to deliver a note to Boo Radley, whom Macomb County hasn’t seen in 15 years, Scout is
Boo Radley is thought to be a malevolent, soulless, deceitful person, but he proves to be a caring, good-natured person. In Chapter 1, Jem offers his perception of Boo Radley to Scout and Dill: " ‘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’ " (16). Jem perceives Boo Radley as being a “monster” instead of being a man. Jem comes to this conclusion despite having never even seen Boo Radley in person. Jem’s understanding of Boo Radley is based on the rumors that he has heard about him. In Chapter 8, after the fire at Miss Maudie’s house, Scout notices that she was wrapped in a blanket that she did not have with she left the house. Scout asks Atticus who was the person that put the blanket around her. Atticus tells Scout, "Boo Radley. You were so busy watching the fire you didn't know it when he...
Do you not believe we need more compassion and tolerance in the world? Why can we not be like Atticus, Jem or Scout from To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee? These characters show great compassion and tolerance throughout the novel despite the society they live in. They have the courage to stand up for what they believe in.
While the second part is about the trial of Tom Robinson. In the first part of the novel, Scout along with her brother Jem and her friend Dill investigate the mysterious life of their neighbor, Boo Radley. Boo has not left Boo Radley is the next door neighbor of the Finch’s. He is an outsider of the community, because he does not leave the house. He got in some trouble as a teenager, so his father locked him up inside the house.
Scout is the narrator and main focus of the book To Kill a Mockingbird, as such Boo Radley's character devolvement is shown primarily from her point of view. He goes from being a monster to someone she understands. Boo becomes the center of the children's games and imaginations. Eventually just playing isn't enough, the boys want to see Boo. Reluctantly Scout comes along. They get close to the house in an attempt to see him but get caught and run for their lives. After their attempt to see Boo Radley by breaking on to the Radley's property Scout says “...every scratch of feet on gravel was Boo Radley seeking revenge...” she talks about Boo as if he is some beast who is out to get her. Scared that by attempting to see he will try and hurt or kill him. However, as the book progresses Boo becomes more and more of a positive figure in the children's lives. He leaves small gifts for Scout and Jem in a tree knot, but most obviously he saves their lives. This is the first and only time we see Boo. Scout fully begins to understand Boo. She begins to see Boo more as a person rather than a ghost or a
They have many misconceptions of people, places, and concerts in Maycomb county. However as they are young and don't really have opinions themselves. They abide by those presented them. At the start of the novel Scout and Jem see Mr. Arthur Radley or "Boo", as a dangerous, crazy, and rather isolated man. Although never being in his presence or in association with him they always make assumptions about him. They constantly pestered his household and played games that mocked him, "..time to play Boo's big scene...steal the scissors...Jem would fake plunge into Dill's thigh..."(LEE40).They also had the misconception that Boo was kept inside forcefully by his family. Boo was also blamed for unresolved events. As time goes by they mature and start to develop more of an understanding of Boo, "..I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in his house all this time...he wants to stay inside"(LEE227). Jem develops an understanding as to why Boo Radley stays inside. It's not because his family forces him to stay inside. He realizes that when living in a town like Maycomb, there is an incredible amount of judgement and labeling that occurs. It becomes evident to him that Boo has no place and isn't welcomed into the society. Especially with having a stereotype "glued" to his identity. Scout then has an
Empathy was widely displayed in the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ Harper Lee incorporates the meaning empathy in her novel by having Atticus Finch demonstrate empathy, and Bob Ewell being opposite by showing hate and anger. Through both characters and families, it is clearly visible about how empathy is important in the growing stages of life. “You never really understand another person until you consider things from his point of view -- until you climb into his skin and walk around it,” these are the words that Atticus said when he taught Scout about empathy to change her way of thinking. Bob Ewell, is a hateful person, he disrespects, threatens and is an extremely violent person. His lack of empathy resulted with the death of Tom Robinson.
Nobel Peace Prize winner, Desmond Tutu, once said “frequently people think compassion and love are merely sentimental. No! They are very demanding. If you are going to be compassionate, be prepared for action” (values.com). When one thinks of compassion, sympathy and sorrow come to mind. However, compassion also is accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. This can be accomplished by standing up for what one believes is right. Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee deeply develops her theme that compassion is understanding someone else’s perspective and using this compassion to stand up against society.
Two young siblings set off on mini adventures through their small town, discovering the plethora of prejudices that lie within the community surrounding them. Because of the compelling events in their environment, Jem and Scout Finch are taught to challenge what they disagree with, but still be courteous to others when doing so. Through the allusion to major world events, the characters that influence both Jem and Scout, and the symbolism of mockingbirds, Harper Lee shows that being open to empathy is a crucial part of life in her award-winning novel: To Kill a Mockingbird.
In the beginning of the story Scout, her brother Jem, and their friend Dill obsess over their mysterious neighbor Arthur (Boo) Radley. Boo Radley had never been seen outside his house after being taken there following the completion of his detainment for stabbing his father in the leg with scissors. The children decide “to make him come out” (16). Through the children’s descriptions of Boo as a “malevolent phantom” Harper Lee is able to create a tone which disguises the true nature of Boo Radley b...
I predict that the kids will not meet Boo because of the stories they have heard of him. According to the kids Boo Radley is a six feet monster that sneaks out at night. During nighttime he terrorizes the people of Maycomb and will look through peoples windows. The boys and Scout are so afraid they wont even touch a toe in his yard and have to do a dare to do so. One day One of the boys was dared to go in the yard and touch the house. It took him days to do it and when he did he touched the house and sprinted all the way home with his friends. Another reason why they wont meet Boo is because of the stories they heard about him stabbing his dad in the leg with a scissors. Boo got so angry about never going outside that he was cutting something
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the children develop a relationship with Boo (Arthur) Radley and it is important because they learn lessons about not judging someone without looking at things from someone else’s point of view. In the beginning, the children only knew what they had been told about Boo. Then, they start to have more interactions with Boo. Finally, when Scout meets Boo. First of all, the children have not talked to or seen Boo yet because he never goes outside.