... chapter itself. As mentioned above, Dill was a device used by Harper Lee to symbolise people from outside Maycomb. He was the one who renewed Jem and Scout's curiosity about Boo Radley and the Radley Place in general and set the plot of the novel in motion. Similarly, Calpurnia was another device used by Lee to act as a link between the 'whites' and ... up nuts that fell from their trees. Thus, Harper Lee indirectly builds an image of the Radleys as eerie and unearthly and incites suspicion in the readers. Among the Radleys, Boo Radley was the object of most fear and suspicion. The...

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... bold, fair and determined character, as well as his courageous nature. However, courage is also found in smaller, more discreet places, such as the "Nigger", Tom Robinson, the mysterious "Boo" Arthur Radley and also the bad-tempered Mrs Dubose. Though it may not seem from the outside, under Tom Robinson's muscular build, he is actually very kind at heart. His friendly nature ... sentenced to prison, and locked up in the house for thirty years by his father, Arthur is shrouded in mystery. He is nicknamed "Boo Radley" by children and is the last person in the world expected to be courageo...

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... the start. But she goes through with the plan so that she does not let Atticus down. Radley's - tire - doesn't tell anyone about the laughing and lets them think she is a coward. She refuses to play the Boo Radley game anymore, and she is brave because she lets the boys make fun of her. She ... does this because she knows Boo is watching and she doesn't want to hurt his feelings. Jem - Jem blows off some steam ... with anyone for a long time. Another show of Jem's cowardice in the novel is actually bravery by a different definition. When Jem lost his pants at the Radley place, he didn't ...

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• Grade Level: High School