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Who said we are going to give a note to Boo Radley?
“You act like you grew ten inches in the night! All right, what is it?” 61 Page 8 Jem said placidly, “We are going to give a note to Boo Radley.” “Just how?” I was trying to fight down the automatic terror rising in me. It was all right for Miss Maudie to talk—she was old and snug on her porch.
Why do they want to give Boo Radley a note?
The reason that they want to do this is that they are fascinated with the idea of Boo Radley. To them, he is like some sort of a monster. He is not a real person — just someone to make up stories about and use as the basis for games. So they think that they can prove their bravery and daring by getting a note to him.
What was the only thing Boo Radley ever said?
Boo Radley’s only words in the entire novel are “will you take me home”, as it is rumoured he suffers from social anxiety. Let’s take a look at all of Boo Radley’s quotes from the all-time favorite to unfold the suspicious character of Boo.
Why do Dill and Jem want to give Boo a note?
Why is Atticus angry at the kids for pretending to be Boo Radley?
Why? Atticus tells his children not to play the Boo Radley game because it is an invasion of Boo’s privacy and disrespectful to put his life’s story on display for everyone in the neighborhood. Atticus is right for chastising his children and instructing them to respect the Radley family.
How did Jem give the note to Boo Radley?
Jem is so anxious to meet Boo Radley that he and Dill devise a plan to invite Boo out for ice cream. Their plan is to hook a note onto a fishing pole and poke it through the window for Boo to find.
What are the kids trying to give Boo Radley?
Meanwhile, Jem and Dill plan to give a note to Boo inviting him out to get ice cream with them. They try to stick the note in a window of the Radley Place with a fishing pole, but Atticus catches them and orders them to “stop tormenting that man” with either notes or the “Boo Radley” game.
Why did Nathan Radley fill the knothole with cement?
Nathan Radley put cement in the knothole? He covered it with cement because the “tree was dying”, but really it was to stop Jem and Scout from putting things in it.
What does Atticus say about Boo Radley?
mwestwood, M.A. Always respectful of everyone, Atticus feels that Arthur Radley’s privacy should not be invaded by the children, and he understands that Boo is a mockingbird, who should not be harmed by the curious and gossips and predatory types.
Why did Boo Radley fixes Jem’s pants?
In an apparent act of kindness, Boo Radley has mended Jem’s pants, which caught on the fencing on the Radley’s property. Because of the Dill’s curiosity and penchant for the dramatic, he dares to go onto the Radleys’ porch and peep through a loose shutter into the window of their house.
Who did Nathan Radley say was in his collard patch?
The intruders were simply Jem, Scout and Dill, and it seems that no-one suspects them at all. Mr Radley seems to be under the impression that it was a black man who broke in to steal from his collard patch, and shot at him.
How do Jem and Dill plan to send a note to Boo Radley?
Add Yours. Jem and Dill hatch a plan to leave a note for Boo in the Radley’s window, using a fishing line. The note will ask him to come out sometimes and tell them what he’s doing inside, and that they won’t hurt him and will buy him ice cream.
What did Boo Radley look like in to kill a Mockingbird?
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. As Jem and Scout educate Dill about their mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley, Jem’s imagination builds on his notion that Boo is a “malevolent phantom.”
Why did Boo Radley give Jem his pants?
After some discussion, he realizes that it must have been Boo Radley who gave it to her, a protective act of kindness that foreshadows the final action of the novel. Boo has already endeared himself to the children by putting gifts in the knothole and sewing Jem’s pants.
What does Boo represent in to kill a Mockingbird?
Despite having a flawed childhood and past, Boo is goodness personified and in many ways represents the symbolic heart of the novel. Readers may interpret Scout’s regret as a message: Take the time to give back what you receive.