In chapter 23, Jem says Boo Radley stays inside to avoid the prejudice and hatred in Maycomb, which have been put on full display by the Tom Robinson trial.

He believes that “Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time… because he wants to stay inside” (227). Boo Radley chooses to stay in his house because he is scared to come out of it. When Boo Radley emerges and saves Jem and Scout, the reality of his character is fully revealed to the children.

Tina Bishop, M.A. “I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley stayed shut up in the house all this time . . . it is because he wants to stay inside” (227). Jem says the above quote to his sister Scout in Chapter 23 of To Kill a Mockingbird.

As Jem matures he begins to realise that one of the reasons Boo Radley may not leave his house anymore is because he no longer wants to. His house offers him the security that the outside world would not.

Arthur Radley “Boo” Radley is a lonely man who attempts to reach out to Jem and Scout for love and friendship, such as leaving them small gifts and figures in a tree knothole.

At the end of Chapter 23, Jem makes the realization that Boo Radley is not a prisoner, he is a refugee.

Mr Conner is the town’s beadle or church official. In the beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird, Mr. Conner was locked in an outhouse by Boo Radley and…

Scout is often described as small, especially at the age of 6, fair-haired, and tends to dress boyishly. Using the time period, the family’s economic status, and regional culture as guides, it can be assumed that this means she wears pants rather than skirts or dresses, and may even wear hand-me-downs from Jem.

A central character of Harper Lee’s acclaimed novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” published in 1960, Atticus is a lawyer and attorney in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama, who earns the ire of some white townspeople — and the admiration of his young daughter — when he defends a black man, Tom Robinson, accused of raping a …

However, Scout showed much more change than Jem did because of his mysterious hidden attitude. Scout matured from a helpless and naïve child into a much more experienced and grown-up young lady. As a growing young girl, Scout was learning and experiencing things just like any other child would though growing up.

Toward the beginning of the novel, Scout is motivated to earn Dill’s affection and her brother’s attention. She is also motivated to avoid any scheme involving Boo Radley, who absolutely terrifies her. Scout portrays her motivation to defend Atticus by getting into several physical confrontations on his behalf.