What Does Miss Maudie Tell Scout About Boo Radley

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1 Describe Miss Maudie Atkinson? (3 things) How typical is she of Maycomb's women? What do the children think of her? Miss Maudie is a woman in the neighborhood who allows Scout and Jem to play on her lawn, eat her Scuppernongs/ grapes, and explore her vast lot. and was often working in her garden. She was a widow. In the evenings, 2 What does Miss Maudie tell Scout about Boo Radley ? How does this compare with what Scout already believes? Miss Maudie tells Scout that Boo Radley is alive but she hasn't seen him so he is probably gone crazy. Also Scout has been told by Jem that he is dead and was stuffed up the chimney. 3 What is Miss Maudie’s opinion of Atticus? How does this compare with her opinion about some other men of the town?

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