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Boo Radley Early Life Analysis

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The main event that changed Boo Radley’s early life was the night out with the Cunningham boys. These boys were very frowned upon. According to Scout “...they formed the nearest thing to a gang ever seen in Maycomb” (12). These boys, all decided to drive a stolen car through town square one night and as a consequence were not sent to juvie, but to industrial school. The Cunningham boys went to the school, however, Boo did not. Mr. Radley found him shameful and locked him in the house for fifteen years. One night, Boo stabbed his father in the leg. According to town gossip, Miss Stephanie Crawford, he “...drove the scissors into his parent’s leg and pulled them out, wiped them on his pants and returned to his activities” (13). Although, this

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