React to the following excerpt from Chapter 31 of TKAM:
"'...an' Atticus, when they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things... Atticus, he was real nice...'
His hands were under my chin, pulling up the cover, tucking it around me.
'Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.'"
Personally respond to these last lines of the novel in a thoughtful paragraph response.
Scout's words are very revealing about how she's grown up. Before she met Boo Radley, all the way back in the summer, she thought he was a ghost and ate squirrels at night. As she grew up she learned that Boo wasn't as bad as people thought he was. She learned that he might not have wanted to come out all those years from Jem's analysis of Boo. When Scout finally meets Boo Radley at the end of the book she sees that all of the things she knew about him were false. Boo is not a ghost at all and he doesn't eat squirrels at night. She realizes all the preconceived judgements were fiction. Growing up and losing your innocence was a common theme in To Kill a Mockingbird and Scout showcased it well.
ReplyDeleteScout is, in these sentences, describing the book that Atticus had read her. In fact it is also on her own life events as well. people would see Tom and Boo as people who they thought had done wrong without much evidence. The stories about trouble Boo had gotten in, and the fact that Tom was african america shows that in the end no one saw the goodness of Boo, or that Tom had always done work well on the farm he was on with no trouble. He even helped Mayella Ewell out of sheer kindness. Judgements change ideas of a person before you get to know them. But in the end they can still be nice, when you finally see them. That, to kill a mockingbird, is the book title, and even the innocence of these people are covered by the thoughts and prejudices made up and told and covering their innocence is like basically killing them before they get a chance. -amna pd.8
ReplyDeleteIt is clear that in these last few paragraphs of the novel, Harper Lee was illustrating one of the main themes of the book, that it is impossible to know what other people are going through until you see the world through their eyes. This was a lesson that Atticus tried to convey to Scout many times throughout the book, and a lesson that any reader can take away from the story. It is important to try to see the world from someones point of view prior to judging them, and to try and understand where they are coming from. Scout happens to illustrate this beautifully over the course of the novel in regards to her impression of Arthur Radley. In the beginning of the book, she believes the rumors that children of Maycomb county had been spreading for years, that Boo was a monster who prayed on little kids. However, Boo actually turns out to be a kind of undercover hero throughout the story, and even saves Scout's life. Perhaps an even better example of this theme shown by Harper Lee would be the whole town's opinion of Dolphus Raymond. He was outcast from society for marrying a black women, and pitied for his drunken ways. In reality though, Dolphus just pretended to be an alcoholic because it made it easier for people to justify his behaviors that way. Scout and Dill realize after learning Mr. Raymond's secret that it is impossible to understand someones actions and judge them without knowing the person. This lesson can be applied to everyone's life, and is something that all people should keep in the back of their head. If people didn't prejudge to the same extent that they do now, perhaps the world would be a better place, filled with less prejudice and haughtiness. Since this lesson was shown throughout the novel, I believe it is quite impressive the way Harper Lee included it into the ending, even though it wasn't necessarily the main conflict of the story, and it added more a thought-provoking conclusion to the intricate story that it closed.
ReplyDeleteIn this expert Scout describes her old conceptions of Boo Radley from all those summers ago. This was when she still thought he was a ghost and did terrible things to people in the neighborhood even though everything she knew were rumors started up by little kids. Throughout her childhood she starts to see that Boo isn't so bad, beginning with the gifts in the tree and ending with him saving her and Jem's lives. This excerpt also represents two of the main themes of the book. It shows that as children grow up and discover new things about the world, they loose their innocence. It also shows that you can't judge a book by it's cover. If Scout still treated Boo as a monster he might not have helped them. Luckily, she treated him like a normal person and didn't follow the bad rumors about him.
ReplyDeleteThese last few lines of TKAM reveal one of the most common themes of the story. When Atticus says to Scout, 'Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them,'" it re-opens the idea of standing in somebody else's shoes. Also, we can clearly see that Scout has grown up since the beginning of the novel. At first, Scout was terrified of Boo Radley and was scared to even walk by his house. She believed all of the made up tales about him that made Boo out to be the "town ghost." When she finally meets him, we can see she has changed so much. She no longer feels threatened by him and realizes that he was misunderstood all along. The theme of standing in someone else's shoes also refers to when Scout stood on Boo's front porch. For a few seconds, she entered his world and came to the realization that Boo isn't the person she once thought he was.
ReplyDeleteThe last few lines from To Kill A Mockingbird are a piece of evidence showing the readers as well as Atticus that Scout as grown up. She's becoming an adult mentally, understanding the importance of respect and morals like Atticus as tried to teach his children. The reason this is evidence towards her maturity is because in the beginning of the book the entire population of children in the neighborhood of Maycomb, no children would go near Boo Radley's home. However n the end, Scout learns to trust Boo and realizes that when Atticus spoke of looking at the word in someone else's shoes, Boo Radley had a reason to live his life the way he did.
ReplyDeleteIn the last few lines from To Kill A Mockingbird the novel really shows the relationship between Atticus and Scout and how Scout has grown up so much from the past couple of years. scout has becoming more of an adult because she is finally realizing how the world is such a cruel world sometimes and she has to try to fix it one part at a time. Also the example about Boo Radley she finally realized that he isn't a bad person and but Boo always loved Scout and Jem.So over all scout is really learning the true meaning to other which is don't hurt things that are indecent and we should treat them with respect. this is what i think the theme of this novel To Kill A Mockingbird.
ReplyDeleteThis quotes just show how much Scout has grown up. She's not the same little kid she was in the beginning now she understands how different things really are. She realizes that Boo Radley isnt as bad as everyone used to say he was. He actually ended up saving her life and Jems life. The kids begin to grow up . We also see that when Jem was really upset about the Tom Robinson trial. The kids even notice that its all unfair. They realize that the black people aren't bad they're just trying to go along with how things are. Scout realizes that after Boo saves them he cares about them. She learns that Boo isnt a bad person like everyone said he was. She sees the good in him unlike everyone else who only sees the bad things about what he did in his past.
ReplyDeleteThe last few lines of To Kill a Mockingbird show that Scout is growing out of her kid phase in life and becoming more mature. Scout realizes that people (like Boo) shouldn't be judged before you get to know them. At the beginning, Scout portrayed Boo as being a monster that tried to hurt people and did terrible things. After the events leading up to the pageant and after the pageant, Scout begins to think otherwise. She realized that Boo left her and Jem all of the gifts in the tree, showing that he was less harmless than they originally thought, but the kids were still skeptical. After Scout meets Boo and hears of what he did after the pageant, she discovers that Boo was harmless and benevolent, not evil, as she thought. At the end, when Atticus says that people are nice when you finally see them, he means that people are nice when you meet them. He also means that you can't judge someone by rumors you hear about them. Scout learns this throughout the book.
ReplyDeleteBrett Saviano-Period 9
The last few sentences of the book are evidence that Scout has grown and matured significantly since the beginning. Throughout the novel, Atticus tries to teach Scout many different life lessons. The most important though is a line, recognized and remembered my most people who read the book. "“YOU NEVER REALLY UNDERSTAND A PERSON UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND THINGS FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW – UNTIL YOU CLIMB INTO HIS SKIN AND WALK AROUND IN IT.” What is revealed in these last few sentences is this very message. Scout has grown to realize that this is true, along with everything else her father has taught her. One of the best examples of Scout's understand of this lesson is through her relationship with Boo Radley. Towards the beginning of the book, Scout is terrified of Boo, she would hate to pass by his house. Now, Scout is no longer scared, she finally understands life from his point of view.
ReplyDeleteSarah Greer, period 8.
These last lines of the novel genuinely demonstrated how much Scout has grown up over the course of the novel. Previously, she had thought that Boo was a monster, a person who took joy in scaring children. However, Boo wasn't this type of person. In fact, he was far from it. Arthur Radley was actually a "secret friend" to the young children. He looked out for them, and gave them several gifts such as soap dolls, lucky pennies, and a watch. He tried to keep Scout warm when she was cold with a blanket, and even saved Jem and Scout's lives. As Scout grew older each year, the false tales she had believed began to fade away. When Scout finally saw Boo in person for the first time, she appreciated him and liked Boo. Scout saw Boo as a normal person, a friend to the Finches. The excerpt embodies two major themes in the novel, the loss of innocence as one grows up, and that one should not judge a person until he looks at things from a different perspective. Scout's perception of Boo Radley is a clear example of both of these concepts. She changed her opinion, as Scout lost her innocence with each coming year and began to recognize the ferocity and animosity in the world around her. Atticus had constantly been trying to teach Scout this idea all along and her conclusion in the excerpt reveals how much Scout's character had matured because of the events she had experienced in her life.
ReplyDeleteJulia Ng
Pd. 3
These last few lines provide closure in that they tie up the theme of "killing a mockingbird" but also in that they show how Scout has grown up during the novel. These lines connect to both Boo and Tom Robinson. Boo Radley had always been known as the town ghost and most children and even adults feared him as he was a mystery to them. In the beginning of the novel, Scout and Jem play games that depict Boo as a torturous child who stabs his family with a scissor. Even the thoguht of even touching his house was frightening to the children. However, in the end of the book, the children realized that Boo was actually a kind, caring, compassionate man who saved their lives.Once on his porch, Scout finally understood that he was not a bad person after all. Not until she stood in his shoes did she understand how he saw the world and how it frustrated and amazed him. Tom Robinson was also seen as an enemy to the town despite a valid reason. The town believed that Tom was guilty and had not only broken federal law but also the color barrier in raping a white woman.Not until after he was convicted and shot, did anybody realize that he was innocent and had his life taken from him wrongly. These lines also show the growth of Scout throughout the novel. In the beginning, she saw the world as it was, not understanding the deep relationships between people and how society functioned and worked. Through these lines, it is clear that she understood the lessons that Atticus had been teaching her. She understood that Boo and Tom were both innocent and victims of social assault and stereotype. Scout had finally learned how to understand what others are feeling, and what they are going through.
ReplyDeleteThis passage took place right after the accident when Jem was sleeping in his room. Atticus decided to read a book to Scout. When Scout was proving to Atticus that she did hear him when he spoke and wasnt sleeping she said the first quote in the part above. Harper Lee put this part in the book to show everybody how far Scout had come on the topic of Boo Radley. In the beginning of the book Scout was afraid to walk by the Radley place, because of all the rumors regarding what he has done. Scout Jem and Dill also used to try to get Boo out of his house. They believed the rumors and they were afraid of Boo. It wasnt until she had actually met Boo Radley that she decided to ignore all comments that she had heard prior. Atticus responded to Scout by saying most people are, Scout, when you finally see them. Scout found this out when she met Boo and he carried Jem home. Boo Radley, the man who was accused of so many things, saved Scout and Jem, and no rumor could have changed that.
ReplyDeleteIn my response I have to say that this was a great ending to the book. Scout actually learned and realized that Boo isn't scary after all. And he actually really did a lot for her family in the end. Especially saving Jem. Jem could have died and Boo saved him. Now Boo is a hero. He's a mockingbird. I really like this quote becuase Atticus gives a good message; that everyone is good. It may be hard to find it but a person can find good in everyone and everything.
ReplyDeleteSophie Major period 9
These lines show how scout is growing up. she is relizing that even if people dont look nice on the outside they could be nice on the inside. tyake boo radley for example. on the outside he looks like a bad person becausehe has been locked in his house but he is really a nice person who wants to be locked in his house. also tom robinson only was trying to help mayella ewell but insted he got accused of rape and was thought of as a bad person even though he wasnt. this all shows how scout is growing up.
ReplyDeleteMatt Stein
period 3
In this excerpt Scout is talking about how Boo Radley is a good person (in the end of the book). This suggests that she has grown as a person and is not a innocent little girl anymore. She understands why Boo didn’t come out, because as she has learned, the world isn’t the same great place like kids think it is when they are little. She also took Atticus’ advice to “walk around in someone else's shoes before you judge them. ” She now knows that Boo is a good person because he saved both Jem and her own life. She also feels bad because for all those summers she was believing all the lies the town had created about him. She later on realizes that he was just another mockingbird that was also innocent and a victim of the towns gossip like Tom Robinson.
ReplyDeleteThese last lines in To Kill A Mocking Bird show the relationship between Scout and Atticus. Scout has really grown up throughout this novel, at the end of the book she is able to talk about more serious topic with Atticus. A life lesson is shown her to Scout from Atticus telling her all people have a nice side, you just need to find it, this is an example of Boo Radley, how no one would go near him but when he came out from hiding and after Scout walked in his shows she noticed he wasn’t a bad an after all. - Monica nole Period 9
ReplyDeleteThe ending to this novel was beautifully written. It tied in flawlessly to the beginning, and was one of those things that make you go "aww." These last lines were at the scene of Jem's bedroom after Bob Ewell had attacked the children. Jem was unconcious, and Atticus was reading Scout to sleep. Boo Radley, now known as Mr. Arthur to Scout, rescued her and her older brother from the wrath of a mad drunk. Meeting the real "ghost boy" for the first time set things straight for her, and she saw him as a gentleman, not a scary, unknown thing. This struck me as heartwarming, because Scout finally saw Maycomb through Arthur's point of view.
ReplyDeleteThe end of To Kill a Mockingbird was well written and revealed many things about both Scout and Atticus. First off, it was a good ending because it quickly summarized the main idea of using other another person's point of view before judging them. This excerpt took place when Atticus was reading to Scout as she was falling asleep. That day a lot happened, Scout met Mr. Arthur or Boo and Atticus is realizing how much his children are maturing and at a very fast pace. Scout has encountered a lot of mature events and has had to deal with a lot for a child her age and because of this she has matured quickly. She has truly taken Atticus' advice to heart about going in someone else's shoes and look around, and Scout realizes this on the Radley porch seeing what Boo has seen for the all the years. Even though Boo has been locked in the house for a long time, Scout now think that Boo is a truly good person and not the ghost she originally thought he was. Scout has been able to look past the gossip and ideas of people in the town and put in her own opinions about both Boo and even Tom Robinson.
ReplyDeleteAs shown in "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, this short paragraph shown above explains a powerful meaning which emds up being one of the main themes/big ideas of this whole story. It also relates to the fact of that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because all they do is bring peace to the world and not harm anything in its sight. In this paragraph, Scout is mentioning why Tom is convicted of a crime that he obviously didnt do since he is such a good man. But many people didnt get to see the kindness in this man because he was of the black race which was highly discriminated against. This passage has a great connection towards the mysterious character of Boo Radley who was always seen to be a killer of a monster that could torment any person, but none of them could possibly know that is true, since they never knew him. Boo even ends of saving the lives to Scout and Jem as they were being attacked by the alcholoic Bob Ewell. He also constantly had shown only acts of kindness towards Jem and Scout which proves the citizens of Maycomb to be wrong about this man. Scout was able to get to know Boo, and they didnt even speak. Just the fact that Scout was in his house and was finally looking at life like it would be in his point of view, she was able to find the kindness in his heart. I believe that this message shows a great meaning about prejudice not only back then, but in general life. It could destroy someones life so I believe that people should think about what a person might be going through in life before they instantly show prejudice towards them.
ReplyDeleteLucas Pettinato
Pd. 9
In these last words that scout said a moral of the story appeared. It can be seen that scout finally realizes that Boo Radley is not the horrible monster that she and her friends believed he was ever since they were little. This also shows that Scout understands how to see the best in people who she doesn't fully understand. Before she saw Boo help them when Bob Ewell tried to kill them she was afraid but after she decided not to believe all the lies she heard before. Scout finally knew how Boo felt and would never look at him and how he acted in the same way.
ReplyDelete-Billy Pilarinos
The last lines of the novel To Kill a Mocking bird tie up beautifully to the theme of the book, and how much significant progress Scout has made in growing up a maturing in life. These lines also connect to Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. Boo Radley has always been known by kids and adults as the town ghost who has been locked up in his room for over 20 years. Both children and adults fear him. They believe that he is a horrible child menace who kills people. They think that if you touch the house than u will get sick or get cursed, or any food that is on the yard is poisoned and will kill you. At the end of the book Scout finally realizes that Boo is not the person that everyone makes him out to be. But in fact Boo is a nice, caring and loving person who just saved Scout and her brothers lives. Boo has just saved Scout and Jem's lives by killing Bob Ewell. Scout walks Boo to his house and is now standing of the Radley porch for a second time but with a different mindset than last time. Last time she thought that the house is cursed and that Boo was gonna come out and kill her. But this time she turns around and looks at Maycomb through Boo's point of view and what he has been seeing for the past 20 year. Scout has finally learned that if you put yourself in someone elses shoes for a while then you whole point of view can change as well. The last lines also connect to Tom Robinson who was sent to jail for committing a capital offense; raping a white girl. It was 100% clear that Tom was innocent but because of the time period and the color of his skin Tom was found guilty. Once Tom was sent to jail he tried to escape but was shot 17 times. Both Boo and Tom had lost their lives due to social and racial stereotypes. At the end of the book Scout has finally began to understand and comprehend what Atticus has been preaching all these years. She has finally started to grow up and see the world in a different view. Also she has learned that once you put yourself in someone elses shoe's for a while and walk around you never really know how they feel. You never know your whole view on things could change drastically.
ReplyDeleteSam Mandell
Period 3
These last words show that Scout has grew up and now realizes that Boo Radley isn't really a monster and that he is actually nice. Scout now knows that she should not judge a person based on there looks, but by there personality. Scout was scared of him before he ended up saving her, and finally realizes he is a good person after witnessing him saving her life when Bob Ewell tries to kill her. Scout now sees Boo differently, not as a bad person that everyone is scared of, but as an innocent man who is kind.
ReplyDelete-Kyle Sanchez
Pd. 9
by the time in the book when these lines were said Scout had just realized that Boo Radley is a normal person. not some sort of monster which all the little children made him out to be with all the rumors directed towards Boo Radley. also by this time in the book scout had grown a lot and has realized who people are and what is really right. this also ties together with the theme of the book.
ReplyDeleteThe last few lines of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird really bring out one of the main themes of the book. You’re not able to tell what a person is really going through unless you walk in their shoes for a while. Before Scout even met Boo Radley, she listened to what others said and immediately disliked, felt scared and looked down upon him. She was judging a book by its cover. After Scout met Boo Radley, towards the end of the book for the first time, she realized that he was extremely misunderstood and found him to be really nice and caring. She finally realizes that what everyone was saying was not only false but the complete opposite from the truth. Atticus was trying to teach that very important lessons to Scout, you’re not able to tell what a person is really going through unless you walk in their shoes for a while.
ReplyDeleteRana Nesheiwat
Period 8
At the end of the book, Atticus is taking Scout to bed when she is explaining what happened in the book Atticus was reading to her. As Scout explains, we see a connection between what "The Gray Ghost" is about and the message that is portrayed in this novel. Harper Lee uses this scene to evoke and summarize the theme of the book. The theme is that you cannot judge a person on the color of their skin or the way they present themselves. You need to judge a person on the content of their character. To accurately label a person, you need to look at life from their perspective, or "get in their shoes and walk around in them." In both Boo Radley and Tom Robinson's case, the men that everyone was prejudice towards or scared of turned our to be thoughtful and caring people.
ReplyDeleteThroughout our novel, Atticus Finch is a person that is constantly giving others a fair chance to present themselves, making him the most admirable person in the book. Through the span of this novel, we also see Scout and Jem understand the message of not being judgmental. During this scene, we finally realize that because of her experiences, Scout has finally come to fully understand this message.
The last few lines of "To Kill a Mockingbird" are a display of how the author, Harper Lee developed the main theme through out the book. The main theme was to put your self in other peoples shoes and learn their perpective on things. In the beginning of the novel, Scout believed all the maycomb rumors that Arthur Radley is this ghost living inside a house every day. He ate squirrels for dinner. Somebody perhaps 14 years old wouldnt believe this, but maybe a mere 7 year old would. they will believe any good story and be 100% convinced its true untill proven otherwise. Atticus had once told her to not judge people before you know where they have been and what they have been through. Scout develops this personality in the book. when she sees boo radley behind her door, thats when the theme reached its apex in importance in the book. Scout did no questioning of boo. She just accepted that he was there. She learned just then that Boo isnt this scary monster. In fact, he had saved her life from the crazy Bob Ewell. Scout matured alot over the 3 years that took place in the book and with that, Haper Lee closed this novel with no loose ends
ReplyDeleteThis quote is showing Atticus as well as others that Scout has matured from a young innocent girl to an understanding teen that is thinking like an adult. Scout tells Atticus that she now understands that Boo is not the person she intended him to be a couple of years back. Boo was not the haint or evil spirit who kidnaped kids, but a kind unharmful guy who saved her life. In general, this showed her that people are not always who you think they are, and sometimes they can be the complete opposite like boo radley and his image. Scout was not told by anybody or influenced to this new idea about Boo, but she now understands because she witness's and now it has greatly effected her life for the better. This is why this quote"'...an' Atticus, when they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things... Atticus, he was real nice...'
ReplyDeleteHis hands were under my chin, pulling up the cover, tucking it around me.
'Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.'" truly shows the change of maturity in Scout and the change in belief of Boo from the beginning to the end of the book.
In the last few sentences in the book, Harper Lee explains a main theme displayed throughout the story. The whole book revolves around peoples' judgments of others and how you can't know what someone is going through until you step inside them and see their world in their perspective instead of jumping to conclusions about their character. What Scout and many other people in Maycomb county didn't realize was that they were quick to judge others instead of learning about what they went through. You can never know exactly what someone is going through inside their head unless you put yourself in their position. By the end, Scout finally realizes that despite rumors and ghost stories about Boo Radley's life, deep inside him was a kind and protective person. Even people who had never met or even seen Arthur Radley before quickly believed other peoples lies against him, not even thinking to look from his point of view. Harper Lee specifically put this quote in the book to display how the main idea of the book developed as well as how the characters grew up and understood more.
ReplyDeletechass510-charlie florio
ReplyDeleteThis part from the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, tells one of the main theme in the book. In the beginning of the book, Scout, Jem, and Dill weren’t sure whether Boo Radley is a ghost or not. That’s how much Scout knows about Boo Radley, which is none. However, after Boo rescuing Jem from Bob Ewell and see him, she realized that Boo was real and really nice person who loves children. Then, Scout felt sorry about him being rumored by children that he might be a ghost and no one actually know how nice person Boo Radley is. So the theme that Atticus taught us and Scout from this book is that you can’t understand about others until you see the world from their perspective. Also, this may be wrong but I believed Atticus also taught us that people are originally good. Although racism killed Tom Robinson, some people even don’t know why they don’t like him. Some people only just went with the flow. So this part of the novel taught us two main themes that you can’t understand about others until you see the world from their perspective and people are originally good.
ReplyDeleteThis part of the book is saying how Scout didn't know who Boo Radley was. She was going threw life believing what others said. When she finally met Boo Radly she realized he wasn't there to scare them or hurt them, he was there to protect them from the bad things that were going on in this town. Boo looked at the kids on the block as his responsibility. He looked at them as if they were his little brothers, and sisters. Scout didn't know how Boo felt until she met him and realized he had been trapped in his house for so long, he had to have something to do, so he was nice to them and wanted to play with them because he knew no one else would talk to him, and he didn't have any friends. What Boo went threw wasn't right but it showed scout that you have to look at things in others eyes. This was the ending because Harper Lee wanted the readers to decide how it ended.
ReplyDeleteThese last few sentences in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird clearly show the transfermation of Scout's maturity and understanding of her surroundings. From the beginning of the story, Boo Radley was someone that she feared. To her and her brother, Boo Radley was a ghost and someone to stay away from. As the story moves along,Boo became a reality to her. She notices that he is actually a caring person. This was displayed from the actions Mr. Arthur made from the gifts in the tree to saving the children's lives. At the end of the story Scout learns one of the greatest morals or lessons that is revealed. "You never understand a person until you walk in their shoes." This excerpt comes into play when Atticus is reading a book to Scout called the Gray Ghost. Scout litterally takes this lesson and thinks about how Boo has been seeing everything for the passed few years, as she looked at Maycomb from his front porch. This action of hers truly shows the process of events that made her mature enough to handle what has happened and practice the lesson she was taught. Overall, Haper Lee ended this story with a clear understanding of where each character falls. She made sure that there were clear and punctual points as the story came to a close.
ReplyDeleteIn these few lines of the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is starting ti show how she is maturing. In the beginning of the novel, Scout was terrified of Boo Radley. The kids used to always play games about him and the kids would also sprint by his house because they thought it was haunted. She believed all of the rumors around town that Boo is a ghost. Thats where the name “Boo” came from. This also shows that you don’t know someone until you go into their shoes and walk around in them (what Atticus said). Like I said before, Scout was very scared of Boo. But as Scout started to realize all the nice things Boo was doing, like putting the blanket on Scout when it was cold out, giving her and Jem Toys, she realized that he is a very nice person and not what everyone says he is.
ReplyDeleteSal19----Sal Blaiotta
ReplyDeleteThese last few lines from, "To Kill a Mockingbird", clearly shows that now at the end of the novel Scout has fully matured and connects great with the theme of the novel. The excerpt above can connect to both Tom Robinson, & Boo Radley. Boo Radley was known as the town scary, horrific man, who was able to scare even adults. But the town hasn't seen Boo, in years so they had no way if figuring out if this was true, he was categorized as such a bad person, mean while with no words, but with actions he showed he is not as what people percieve him to be, he saved the life of both Scout & Jem and should be highly reccomended for that. As well as Tom Robinson, who was a innocent black man accused of a crime, that he would never commit, but that's where predjudice come into play, because he's a man of color, he was accused of such a horrific crime. Those 4 lines, can immediately show us that the theme of this novel is, don't judge a person unless you lived a day in there shoes.
ReplyDeleteThese last lines of the novel show that a person can never judge another person based on rumors or personal opinions until you meet the other person. At the end of the novel, Scout finally realized this when Boo was being very kind around her. Scout also learned that Boo had protected her and her brother, Jem and thatshe should be respectful for such bravery. Like in the trial, people all assumed Tom Robinson was guilty when in reality, white trash, Bob Ewell and his daughter Mayella said Tom commited a crime he didn't do. Tom was really not guilty and because it was a black man against a white man, the people of Maycomb and from all over mostly believed the white man's word because of his skin color.
ReplyDelete-Sarah Curtis Period 9
These lines reveal the maturity of Scout through her childhood and how she overcame her struggle with Boo and thinking that he's the villan. Scout had realized at the end of the book that everything Jem had told her about Boo was inaccurate. Boo wasn't a mean, grumpy guy. He was just a little socially incapable of interacting with people. Scout matures as she realizes who Boo really is and that you have to look hard to find the good, it's not always going to stick right out at you. Prejudice is present in TKAM in a variety of different ways. Boo is pre judged because he had a poor past. He is known to be a person that people shouldn't go near because he's killed someone. Tom is prejudged because of his skin color and is charged with doing something he never committed. Social imperfection is something that takes a large chunk out of the main points that this book perceives.
ReplyDeleteThese last few lines in "To Kill a Mockingbird" show how the theme has developed throughout the book until the ending. To understand what a person lives through you have to walk around in their shoes, this theme was seen clearly when at the end of the book. As Scout stood on the Radleys' porch, she saw everything in Boo's perspective. Also, it shows how much Scout has matured and grown. Though in the beginning of the novel she believed Boo was some ghost who hurt others, in the end she realized that he was just an innocent mockingbird who had saved her and Jem's life. Though Scout lost her innocence, with this new knowledge she has become more aware and understanding of the people around her.
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ReplyDeleteThe last words that Scout said tied in to the lesson and the meaning of the book. Scout realizes that Boo Radley is not the terrible ghost that she and everyone else in Maycomb County believed he was. Scout finally knew how Boo felt and would never look at him the same way when she was standing on the frount porch of the Radley's house. She saw what perspective Boo Radley was living in for all his life and understood that he was innocent just like Tom Robinson.
ReplyDeleteAtticus’ words really explained things to scout. When scout first saw Boo she thought he had been scary, unkind, and evil. She wouldn’t even step foot on his porch, but once she walked around in his shoes for a while, she understood some of what he was going through. Now Scout is not afraid of going on his porch or holding his hand. She has gained a friend through Atticus’ advice and will always walk around in someone else’s shoes before judging them.
ReplyDeleteThese last lines in To Kill A Mocking Bird show the relationship between Scout and Atticus. Scout has really grown up throughout this novel, at the end of the book she is able to talk about more serious topic with Atticus. A life lesson is shown her to Scout from Atticus telling her all people have a nice side, you just need to find it. This is an example of Boo Radley and how no one would go near him but when he came out from hiding and after Scout walked in his shoes, she noticed he wasn’t a bad man after all.
ReplyDeleteThese last lines essentially tie into the whole story of her childhood and experiences. Personally, this quote is significant to me because I believe that nobody should be judged before being known. Many people is todays society seem to look on someone from the outside or what they've heard. Scout has learned that growing up and meeting new people involves getting to know them and changing her mindset about them. In the beggining of the novel, Boo Radley was some sort of game and 'ghost'. Yet, at the end of the novel, after meeting Boo, she realizes he is a kind hearted person that deserves nothing less than the upmost respect and care.
ReplyDeleteScout's last words shows her maturing. Before she met Boo,in the beginning of the summer, she thought he was a ghost. As she got older she learned that Boo wasn't bad and that he just wanted to get away from all the bad in the world. At the end of the book she learns that all of the things she knew about Boo was wrong. She found out that Boo wasn't a ghost. The theme of the book is that you shouldn't judge people from roamers because there not always true.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Harper Lee used this scenario, specifically this quote, in order to represent one of the several themes of the novel. In the earlier chapters of the book, Scout was a voice of innocence and displayed that in her schemes with Boo Radley. She thought the he was a mysterious man that ate bats, was locked in an attic, and frightened passing civilians. She often tried to lure Boo out of the house with mischievous pranks or send him messages using a fishing pole. However as time progressed she got lost in diverse conflicts and matured substantially where she believed Boo to be just a “loner”. Atticus attempted to teach Scout the theme of not judging people based on their appearances because you do not see the world through their perspective. When Atticus tried to help Scout lose some of her childish features she often did not comprehend him. However, after being saved and helped by Boo in several occasions she realized the true beauty in his personality. Scout concludes that seeing the beauty over the evil in people allows them to build a healthier relationship. She also realized that all her previous judgments were harsh, unjustified, and just foolish rumors. To Kill a Mockingbird accurately represents the concept of understanding someone’s perspective through Scout’s coming of age.
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These last lines in the novel to Kill a Mockingbird it shows that has grown up. Scout isn't the little girl she use to be in the beginning of the book, she has begun to understand why people do certain things. For instance, Boo Radley never came out because he wanted to stay inside his house. Also, Scout realizes that Boo wasn't as bad as people thought he was. After she finds out that he saved her and Jem's life when Bon Ewell tried to kill them, Scout knows that he isn't scary as people would say he was. Scout isn't scared of that she even walks with him to his house and gets to see what he would see everyday and understood why he wouldn't come out of his house and into the world.
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ReplyDeleteThe last sentences of "To Kill a Mocking Bird" kind of showed me that Scout learned a very valuable lesson. Scout learned that to judge some one is wrong. Because this was the first time they met Arthur “Boo” Radley and scout realized that he saved her and Jem. So Scout realized never judge a book by its cover. If you judge someone without knowing them its is unfair because its will keep happening to them so they need someone to meet and have a friend.This book taught me to always give someone a chance.
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