Arthur 'Boo' Radley
Name: Arthur Radley
Gender: Male
Age: 30’s
Occupation: Unemployed
Place of Residence: Maycomb, Alabama
Traits: Reclusive, shy, good-natured, misunderstood and mysterious
Interests/Hobbies: Carving soap dolls and used to be good at spelling
Role in novel: Symbolic character
Quotes: -
Summary: Arthur Radley is the most mysterious character in this novel as he does not appear until the final chapters during which he saves Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell; however he is often mentioned and highly symbolic. Arthur Radley is first mentioned as ‘Boo’; a malicious phantom conjured from the imagination and gossip, however, as the children mature, they slowly realise that this view is untrue.
The children’s changing attitude towards Arthur Radley shows the fear of the unknown and the dangers of gossip as Arthur had never possessed a threat to the town. His good nature shows that upbringing does not always influence the child to become ‘bad’.
Gender: Male
Age: 30’s
Occupation: Unemployed
Place of Residence: Maycomb, Alabama
Traits: Reclusive, shy, good-natured, misunderstood and mysterious
Interests/Hobbies: Carving soap dolls and used to be good at spelling
Role in novel: Symbolic character
Quotes: -
Summary: Arthur Radley is the most mysterious character in this novel as he does not appear until the final chapters during which he saves Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell; however he is often mentioned and highly symbolic. Arthur Radley is first mentioned as ‘Boo’; a malicious phantom conjured from the imagination and gossip, however, as the children mature, they slowly realise that this view is untrue.
The children’s changing attitude towards Arthur Radley shows the fear of the unknown and the dangers of gossip as Arthur had never possessed a threat to the town. His good nature shows that upbringing does not always influence the child to become ‘bad’.