Boo Radley's Dialectical Journal

1. The setting of the novel is in a small town with run down shops and stores. The people there are older and there are few children around. The atmosphere is relaxed, the people living there are not really in a hurry to go places or do anything. The climate is hot, and humid. The novel is set in the 1930’s.

2. Boo Radley is the son of Mr. and Ms. Radley. He is seen as a troublemaker. He has a criminal record, which mostly consist of petty crimes. The people in the town think he is crazy. Miss Crawford creates rumors about how crazy Boo is. Most of the town’s people believe the rumors causing a slight hysteria to surround Boo.

3. The word I would use to describe Scout Finch is intelligent. Her intelligence is demonstrated through the quote, “After making me read most of My First Reader and the stock market quotations from The Mobile Register aloud she discovered I was literate and looked at me with faint distaste” (22). The quote shows intelligence because most children entering the first grade can barely read their assigned textbook and the fact that Scout Finch can read stock market quotations is extraordinary. An unintelligent person would not be able to show comprehension years beyond their age and grade.

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At first, I thought the new kid on the team was mean but then I started talking to him since he did not have many friends. After talking to him for a while, I realized that he was not mean he was just sarcastic and funny.

5. Burris Ewell and Walter Cunningham are similar because they are both poor and uneducated. They are different because Burris Ewell is crass, does not want an education, does not want to change, does not want to work, and does not repay his debts. Walter Cunningham works, and repays what he takes even if it is not with money; he is quieter and more respectful.

6. When Jean Louise, Jem Finch, and Dill Harris sneak into the Radley’s backyard Mr. Radley hears them, thinks it is someone dangerous, and starts