To Kill A Mockingbird - The Attempts on Boo Radley
Uploaded by ezcheat on Mar 18, 2007
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a masterpiece of American literature. The incredible plot highlights the most important things that we, as humans, need to know. Everything included in the story can be used and interpreted into everyday life. It stars a six-year-old girl named Scout who narrates the whole story as we hear it from her. One of the most important aspects that is kept consistent throughout the story is the kids’ anxiousness to see Boo Radley. Scout, Jem, and Dill make a plethora of attempts to get Boo Radley to come out of his house. The first attempt that is made is an obvious and simple adventure, it features them touching the house. However, as the second try came around, the venture got more complex, the kids kept their distance from the house and gave a letter (on a fishing pole) to Boo. Scout, Jem, and Dill continue to pursue this goal; they then try to look through the windows in the house but are scared away when a gun shot is heard. A very uncomfortable but suspenseful mood is set when the kids try to get Boo Radley out. The unwillingness of his participation creates an awkward but kind of scary mood that does not know what is going to happen next. The questions that Harper Lee forms because of Boo will create a fulfilling ending which might have a surprise.
The first attempt is overshadowed a bit. It is not thought of correctly. Oh sure, it was very simple but it has much deeper meaning and sets the stage for the rest of the book. A simple tap can be seen as a tap or seen as something beyond that by reading between the lines. The movement of Jem’s hand is described as a “flick,” it is then followed by the description of the lack of movement on the house that stood still. “The house was the same, droopy and sick, but as we stared down the street we thought we saw an inside shutter move. Flick. A tiny, almost invisible movement, and the house was still.” Just before the flick is encroached, the kids describe that they saw an inside shutter move. We don’t know if that was true or it just caught the kids in the moment, that is not described, but one thing we do know is that Boo Radley did not...