Q#9: Boo Radley

[Steve Gibbs]

What are your thoughts on Boo Radley? Do you think he really stabbed his father? Do you think the stories about him are true? Where did these stories come from? Why doesn't Boo come out?

[davidk]

i think that boo is a very nice and gental man he is imprisoned by his brother and the only way he can express himself is through what he puts in the tree

[barron1]

Boo radleey and all of the "stabbings" are all just a bit of false info. that was created when someone got mad at thim. I don't know who whould improsin him, but whateevery he is trying to do to get out is being supressed by the concreate in the tree.

[barron1]

Also, I think that he didn't really stab his father, but taht was a lie created by nathen radly becassueof a grude that was going on between them. Bood is probly really shy and dosen't come out very much.

[traviszucca]

I think Boo Radley is not as bad as what everyone thinks about him. I think that he stabbed his father. I think some of the stories are true but some could be rumors. Some of the stories are not true because his father made up some of the stories to keep him in. Boo Radley is controlled by his father that is why he cannot come outside.

[isabeauc]

I'm not quite sure what to think about Boo Radley. I don't think that he actually stabbed his father. And I certainly don't think that all of the stories about him are true. I think there is some truth in there, but it has clearly been misconstrued over time and through children's tales. I think that Boo doesn't come out because people tell these stories about him. Everyone has this idea of who he is, when really, he may not even be that way.

[lee]

I don't think that boo really did stab his father. No one would stab their father and just wipe the scissors off and go back to work. If he was angry enough to do it one time and really meant it, i'd say that boo would have stabbed him harder or many more times untill the father was dead. It does not make sence to just stab once and then go back to cutting paper.

[johnnyn11]

I dont think that Boo Radley stabbed his father. i think people tell that story because they dont know a lot about him and when a roomer is told people believe it because the town is so small. I think Boo Radley is good at heart because i think he gave the kids all those gifts, sewed up Jems pants that he left on the gate, and put the blanket around scout durin the fire at Maudies house

[kohl]

I think Boo Radley is a good guy. He did, after all, give them those presents from the tree and cover up Scout at the night of the big fire. He probably didn't stab his father...but if he did then, I could understand why. I highly doubt that most of the stories about him are true. They're just myths to help liven up the town and keep things interesting. He doesn't come out, because he's trapped. His father wont let him out. An example of this was from the cement in the knothole of the tree. His father doesn't allow him any form of contact to the outside world.

[mariea]

To me, Boo Radley is the good guy. He gave them presents and as Kara said covered Scout up the night of the fire. I don't think he stabbed his father. No child in his or her right mind would go against their parents and stab them. I think the myths are just there to keep people away from the Radley's property. Boo is trapped. I think his father is crazy protective. His father wants to keep his son with him. And as Kara said was the reason the knothole in the tree was cemented.

[readc]

Kids can think of crazy things. I think he did stab his father, butonly in self-defense. I mean, let's face it: he's trapped in a dingy house, no one ever sees him, he never makes a sound...Iwould go luney too, but there has to be something more, something missing. He was probably abused every time he thought of going outside and then never did, like that whole pschological thing: do something wrong, get smacked around, never do it again. Poor guy : (

[mariea]

well christine, i think luney is spelled loony??

[natemaroon]

well boo radley is simply caught in between two totally different worlds..one with his brother ad family and the other with jem, scout and them rest of maycomb. He tries to express himslef through the objects in the tree to jem and scout obvouisly becuase he has no other way of doing it. The other world is that his family is holdin him down and brianwashing him to know things that arent really true. hes just really trying hard to let go of the grip his fmaily has on him and take riens of the infleunce that jem and scout have of him

[katiebratcher]

[shadow=red,left,300]Boo has so many stories. I think most of them are probably made up by the neighbors becuase when someone stays inside their house 24/7 people tend to think differently of you. I also think the neighbors don't know anything about it and feel the need to make up stories about him to feel like they know him better. All the stories make him sound really scary![/shadow]

[tusting]

i believe that the stories produced about boo radley are for the most part untrue, and were created mainly because of a lack of knowledge. people will create their own truths in order to substain their curiousity. i do not believe that boo radley stabbed his father, but that stories were created because no solid information was given, due to the fact that the radleys are very secretive people and keep to themselves, creating a mystery and wonder about them. also, it is said in the book that miss stephanie, who is known as a gossip, was the one who declared these claims, so we cannot base our knowledge off of this.