Ariana Williams
Every person makes choices and lives with the
consequences. Boo Radley was a very rowdy kid when he was younger and
earlier on in the book, To Kill A Mockingbird.
At the beginning of the novel, Boo Radley hung out with rowdy kids
from the Old Sarum. Also, during his childhood he stabbed his father
with a pair of scissors. Although he was very intimidating at the
beginning, Jem and Scout found his sweet side when he decided to start
leaving gifts in the knothole of the oak tree. Throughout this book Jem
and Scout were very afraid of Boo but towards the end they got closer to
him.
Boo Radley hung out with kids from the Old Sarum when he
was younger. He resisted arrest from the police then got locked up in
the courthouse outhouse. The whole Old Sarum Gang got charged with
something. On page 11 it states the charges, there were, “Charges of
disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and hearing of a
female,batter.” Boo Radley made very bad decisions when he was younger.
If he hung out with anyone other than Old Sarum gang, he might've been
different in his years to come. The main consequence from hanging out
with with kids from the Old Sarum gang was that it started his life off
with something bad and from that point on he was a very mean person to
himself and others.
One
day in Boo’s childhood he stabbed his father in the leg with a pair of
scissors while he was cutting newspaper clippings. When Scout was
describing the Radley place she stated the rumor that she had heard
which said, “His father entered the room. As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo
drove the scissors into his parents leg, pulled them out wiped them in
his pants, and resumed his activities.” Boo was very aggressive when
this happens and the fact that Scout described this rumor very
descriptive in the novel, it made Boo seem more frightening than he
actually was.
Although
Boo was very bad child and had a not so great childhood he was a very
caring person to some towards the end of the story. Jem scout received
gifts in the hole of the oak tree from Boo Radley. Radley was a very
nice person but the way people saw him they thought he was mean! On page
46 Ms. Maudie said, “He always spoke nicley to me, no matter what folks
said he did.” At the end of the story, Boo Radley was becoming sweet to
the kids. Jem and Scout found Boo’s sweet side at the end of the book.
Every
person makes choices and lives with regrets. Boo was a very rude kid
when he was younger. At the beginging of the novel Boo hung out with
Rowdy kids and made his worst. During his childhood he stabbed his dad
and made him more scary. He ended up finding his sweet side! Radley
was a very bad kid but as you can see people change for a reason.