Boo Radley's Wisdom In To Kill A Mockingbird

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view […] until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee 39).
This passage shows Atticus giving Scout advice that results in her development for the rest of the novel. The simple wisdom of Atticus’s words reflects on his actions and development. His ability to relate to his children is exhibited in his simple principle in ways that Scout can understand (“climb into his skin and walk around in it”). Scout struggles, with many and varying degrees of success, to put Atticus’s advice into practice and to live with sympathy and understanding toward others. At the end of the book, Scout succeeds in comprehending and understood Boo Radley’s perspective, listening

Jem believes that Tom Robinson will be found innocent because Atticus has been able to provide reasonable controversy. Tom could not have beaten Mayella because he has no use of his left arm. However, justice is not served in the court trial prejudice and animosity takes the day, and Jem is crushed. When in a courtroom you are innocent until proven however Tom entered this case being considered guilty until being proven guilty because of the discrimination against is skin colour.

“Someone had filled our knothole with cement […] “Hidy do, Mr. Nathan,” he said. “Morning Jem, Scout,” said Mr. Radley, as he went by. […] “Mr. Radley, ah did you put cement in that hole down yonder?” “Yes he said. I filled it up.” “Why’d you do it, sir?” “Tree’s dying. You plug ’ em with cement when they’re sick. You ought to know that, Jem” (Lee 83).
When Jem discovers the secret knothole filled with cement, he asks Nathan Radley about it. Boo's brother lies to him, telling Jem the tree was dying so he padded it with cement. However, when Atticus explains the tree is fine, Jem realizes that Nathan intentionally closed the hiding place to prevent Boo from communicating with