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Boo Radley
To Kill A Mockingbird is set in Alabama in the 1930's in a time of Economic depression and racial prejudice. In my essay I am going to discuss how Boo Radley is made into the monster that he was supposed to be.
When Boo was younger, he lived with his family who's surname was regarded with dignity and pride. Over time, the young Boo Radley rebelled against his family and got involved with the 'wrong crowd.' Eventually he joined a malicious gang that terrorised Maycomb County putting fear into the residents and destroying property. Soon the law got involved and Boo was arrested for joyriding and stabbing his father in the leg with a pair of scissors. His father being a proud respectable man didn't want his family's name disgraced so instead of Boo being sent to a young offenders prison, he was locked away in confinement in his own house, only being allowed out at night. Maycomb being a small town, it didn't take long for rumors and myths to spread. Just as in Chinese whispers the rumors became twisted and distorted and this was the starting point of how Boo became a monster.
Boo Radley
To Kill A Mockingbird is set in Alabama in the 1930's in a time of Economic depression and racial prejudice. In my essay I am going to discuss how Boo Radley is made into the monster that he was supposed to be.
When Boo was younger, he lived with his family who's surname was regarded with dignity and pride. Over time, the young Boo Radley rebelled against his family and got involved with the 'wrong crowd.' Eventually he joined a malicious gang that terrorised Maycomb County putting fear into the residents and destroying property. Soon the law got involved and Boo was arrested for joyriding and stabbing his father in the leg with a pair of scissors. His father being a proud respectable man didn't want his family's name disgraced so instead of Boo being sent to a young offenders prison, he was locked away in confinement in his own house, only being allowed out at night. Maycomb being a small town, it didn't take long for rumors and myths to spread. Just as in Chinese whispers the rumors became twisted and distorted and this was the starting point of how Boo became a monster.