Chattahoochee River
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Too Kill A Mockingbird : Chapter 1 "Boo"
In the first chapter Arthur Radley "Boo" was described as though he was a crazy person. Scout describes him to Dill as a "malevolent phantom" that was 6 feet tall and ate squirrels and cats. Just talking about Boo gave everyone in the town the same thrill as though telling a scary story. The children continue describing him as a bad person but they actually never seen him before. Dill being the visitor for the summer finds it okay to talk to Boo to get some information out of him. But all the other children think he is crazy and might get killed by Boo. Dill feels some sympathy for Boo as it shows in the line where he says," Well how'd you feel if you'd been shut up for a hundred years with nothin' but cats to eat?"
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Jasmin, what do you think Boo could represent? In other words, does this action towards Boo symbolize something else?
ReplyDeleteAdding on to Mrs. Schulz comment Jasmin, do you believe that Dill's sympathy for Mr. Radely may be a result of his character as a whole? Being from out of state, growing up without a father, always reciting tall tales, do you believe any of these may be an influence for his behavior towards Mr. Radely?
ReplyDeleteI think that Boo is an interesting character because both his father and older brother have cared for him. Also I feel like he's been traumatized from being stuck inside for fifteen years, which is why he stabbed his dad. Although I'm not confident that this information is true since miss Crawford tells many stories about the Radley's.
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