Boo Radley is introduced to readers as a sort of neighborhood "boogeyman." The kids tell stories about him that are creepy and sound like something out of a horror movie. For example, one of the first quotes about Boo Radley is about how he supposedly stabbed his father's leg with a pair of scissors.
As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants,...
Boo Radley is introduced to readers as a sort of neighborhood "boogeyman." The kids tell stories about him that are creepy and sound like something out of a horror movie. For example, one of the first quotes about Boo Radley is about how he supposedly stabbed his father's leg with a pair of scissors.
As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities.
The scary factor that surrounds Boo is extended a bit in the next few paragraphs because readers are told that Mr. Radley likely keeps Boo chained up in the basement in order to keep everybody safe and away from Boo.
Nobody knew what form of intimidation Mr. Radley employed to keep Boo out of sight, but Jem figured that Mr. Radley kept him chained to the bed most of the time.
All of these notions about Boo are quite far from the truth, and Scout learns that Boo is an incredibly protective and loving neighbor. At the end of the story, she has the following to say about Boo.
Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives.
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