Make a list of mistakes that Jem and Scout make on their way home from school. Explain (briefly) why they are mistakes. Epee-Bounya

         On their way back from the pageant, Jem and Scout made many choices that led to them being attacked by Bob Ewell. Firstly, after the pageant, Jem and Scout were offered a ride back to their home, but they decided to walk in the pitch black of the night. "You all want a ride home? ... No sir thank you, ... It's just a little walk". This made it much easier for Scout and Jem to be targeted by Bob Ewell. The only reason Ewell saw them in the dark of the night was because Scout's ham costume material had a shiny quality that made it visible. When Jem and Scout grew suspicious of the sound that was following them, Jem did not make them run to the house as fast as possible. He did not do this since Scout had forgotten her shoes at the school and it was closed. If Scout had more support on her feet, she would have been able to run with being worried about stepping on a rock or injuring her foot in any way. If they had taken up the offer for a ride home, or Scout changed out of her costume, the outcome of their trip back to their house would have had a much different outcome.

Why do you think Aunt Alexandra, Atticus and Heck Tate weren't so shocked about Boo/Arthur Radley saving them?

If Boo was nice enough to help Jem and Scout why was he always inside?

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  1. AnonymousOctober 6, 2019 at 6:20 AM

    Boo has always stayed inside because he doesn’t want to face the people of Maycomb if he does come out. With all of the rumors about him and his reputation in the town is all but another reason to why he can be nice but wouldn’t want to face the untrue rumor that he’s a monster. Harper Lee has Boo save the children to finalize that he is human. His portrayal throughout the book has improved since the beginning but it has never been known what he looks like and what Scout thinks of him. This is important for her growth because it has been her biggest interest since the beginning of this book. Now that she has finally seen him, the story can start to wrap up.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 6, 2019 at 7:23 AM

    Boo Radley always stays inside because he understands that there are inequalities in Maycomb. He also stays inside because he wants to. I think that because Boo understands the inequalities in Maycomb, he wants to try and change them. I think that Boo helped Jem and Scout because Mr. Ewell is one of the biggest sources of racism in Maycomb. I also think Boo tried to stop Mr. Ewell because he thinks that Jem and Scout can change things in Maycomb. This relates to Scout’s growth because she is realizing that Boo Radley is the reason she’s alive. Also, she is growing in the sense that she is seeing Boo as a nice, and caring person, qualities of which he hasn’t shown before. Overall, I think that Boo helped Jem and Scout because he’s a nice person even if he stays in his house all the time.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 6, 2019 at 8:11 AM

    The reason that the adults are not surprised by Boo’s heroic actions is because they realize that he is a normal person. While the kids think that they have moved on from Boo, they soon realize Boo still scares them. Boo Radley is simply just a good man who wants to hide from the twisted county. The children think of him as this scary fanatical creature because of Maycomb’s way. However, because the adults fully understand the inequalities of the town, they can relate to Mr. Radley’s lifestyle. Harper Lee chooses to include the Scout’s fear of Boo because it shows that even though she has matured dramatically throughout the novel, she still has a lot more to learn. After being saved by Boo, I think this will become one of the major learning moments in the novel.

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  4. leilabpOctober 6, 2019 at 10:54 AM

    I think that Boo doesn't stay inside because he isn't an empathetic or a kind person, but because he doesn't think he will fit in. Everybody in Maycomb thinks of Boo Radley as this scary, evil monster who cut his father's leg with scissors when he was a boy. As we have learned throughout this book, once somebody in Maycomb has a reputation, it is tough, if not impossible, to change their views. Although Boo has been inside for a long time, I believe he still knows this, and therefore, he didn't want to undergo that judgment and hate. I think now that Atticus respects Boo, easily the person who is the most looked up to in Maycomb, that Boo will feel more comfortable being outside. Harper Lee needed to put Boo in the novel eventually because Scout finding him filled the whole first half of the book. I think she chose this specific scene because Mr. Ewell, the evil in Maycomb, was attacking the good/innocent, so Boo, the old "villain," saved the good and became the hero who is now welcome in Maycomb. This scene teaches Scout that not everything you see or think you see is the actual truth.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 6, 2019 at 12:55 PM

    The adults at the Finch house after the accident are surprised with Boo's heroic actions because he has not been seen as a empathetic or normal person. Through Scouts words as a narrator Boo has been set aside as someone who is different from the rest of the people in Maycomb. She thinks this because in the world she knows everyone has to act a certain way, or do a certain thing to be welcomed and be seen as normal. Although, the Radley's have a much different lifestyle from the rest of Maycomb. They like to do things their own way and live by their own rules, and this is what sets them apart from everyone else. In Maycomb everyone makes their own reputation, and once this reputation is established it is nearly impossible to change. Everyone in Maycomb thinks of Boo poorly because of the reputation he has been given. This is why the adults are so shocked about Boos heroic actions. Through this tragedy Scout is growing because she is understanding that people may be different from how they are perceived, and that you need to give everyone a chance to understand who they really are.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 6, 2019 at 2:09 PM

    Boo being nice enough to help scout and Jem has nothing to do with why he stays inside. Scout, because of all the rumors she has heard about boo, assumes that he is most likely not a very nice human. However, Boo most likely prefers to stay inside to stay away from the chaos and problems that occur in Maycomb. Boo is not a mean or evil human, as scout and Jem's descriptions make him out to be, he just simply wants to live a life away from the chaos. Leaving the house all of a sudden will only cause more rumors and talk to circulate about him.

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  7. AnonymousOctober 6, 2019 at 3:04 PM

    Why do you think Aunt Alexandra, Atticus and Heck Tate weren't so shocked about Boo/Arthur Radley saving them?

    During these 2 chapters on the way home from the pageant Jem and Scout run into some trouble. Mr. Eweel tries to kill them but they are saved by an unknown source who they don’t find out is Boo Radley but not until the end of the chapter. I think the reason that Aunt Alexandra, Atticus and Heck Tate are so surprised that Boo Radley saved them is that throughout the whole book Scout and Jem have been trying to get Boo Radley out of his house. In addition everybody in Maycomb county knows Boo doesn’t come out of his house. This is why it is such a surprise to everybody. Not only the fact that he came out of his house. But the fact that he came out of his house and tried to save Scout and Jem during a time where they could have died. In conclusion Boo Radley risked his life for Scout and Jem.

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  8. AnonymousOctober 6, 2019 at 4:35 PM

    The adults are not shocked about Boo saving them because they know he is good man who just hides in his house because he doesn't want to have anything to do with the twisted, racially discriminatory county he lives in. Scout is especially shocked because she has always had that image of Boo of a monster, who eats cats and just a scary person in every way she can think of. This is not who he is and the adults know that, Scout probably knows that too but this is a way to coup with the fact that she has never seen him and that is why she has that image of him. She thinks of him as a caged animal that if let out could be dangerous.

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  9. AnonymousOctober 6, 2019 at 4:58 PM

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  10. AnonymousOctober 6, 2019 at 4:59 PM

    Boo has stayed inside because he wants to avoid the outside world. Boo is intelligent enough to realize that observing is the key to Maycomb and could have easily stepped in on many cases. He could have attended the trial, scared the children, or even bought ice cream with them. Instead, he prefers the way of a mockingbird over anything. Harper Lee relates Boo to a mockingbird. He seems to always have watched, but steps it when the children are in danger. Scout saw him as a monster, but surely now she sees him as a person, and even a hero. Like a mockingbird, he is peaceful and sweet but misjudged by society. Jem could have easily lost his life if it weren't the neighborhood monster of Boo Radley.

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  11. AnonymousOctober 6, 2019 at 4:59 PM

    Atticus, Aunt Alexandra, and Heck Tate were not shocked that Boo Radley saved Scout and Jem because they simply know that he isn’t a monster. Boo frankly stays inside his house for the reason that he does not want to face the Maycomb people. Since, this is so queer for someone to always stay inside it has made him a mysterious man. In many kids views, Boo is this huge monster. All the adults must of known the reason of why he stays inside his house, and also know what Boo looks like and are not to surprised. Since, this is the first time the kids are exposed to what Boo Radley looks like their are very starstruck. However, since the adults know of Boo and know that he is a normal person they are in the least surprised when he saves Jem and Scout.

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  12. AnonymousOctober 7, 2019 at 4:55 AM

    I think that all the adults knew how Boo Radley was so they weren’t surprised, they knew that Boo was a normal human like most others. Lee is showing that Scout is maturing even more and is realizing Boo Radley is not what she believed he was a long time ago. Like any normal human being, Boo saved the kids from a madman that was looking to seriously harm them. I believe Boo is always inside because he wants to hide from the people of Maycomb due to how they view him. All the rumors created about him makes him seem like someone he’s not. This is why he stays inside.

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