Why Is Boo Radley Never Seen Again?
To Kill A Mockingbird is a story about segregation and racism in the south during the early 20th century. In To Kill A Mockingbird, there are many important characters, such as Scout, Jem, Atticus, Calpurnia, and Tom Robinson. However, an important character that was never seen or talked to throughout the whole book, until the very end, was Boo Radley. Boo Radley is an essential character in his book for many reasons. One of theses reasons is to keep a sense of mystery in the story. Another is to play an essential part in the ending of the story.
At the end of To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout and Jem are walking home from a halloween pageant when Mr. Ewell followed them while carrying a knife. Mr. Ewell tried to stab both of the children because their father Atticus diminished Mr. Ewell’s last shred of credibility in the courthouse. Atticus was able to do this because he provided a lot of evidence that supported the innocence of Tom Robinson. When Mr. Ewell tried to kill Jem and Scout, this was his revenge on Atticus. Mr. Ewell probably would have killed them, but Boo Radley helped Jem and Scout escape alive. Boo Radley carries Jem home because he was unconscious from fighting with Mr. Ewell. After this, Scout walks Boo Radley home and says goodbye to him. Scout never sees Boo Radley again.
Scout never sees Boo Radley again because he was stabbed by Mr. Ewell. This is why Boo was standing underneath the tree for a second breathing heavily. Boo Radley most likely died of internal bleeding from the stab wound after Scout walked him back to his house. Scout never sees him agin before he dies. This is a key aspect of the story.
It is an important part of the story that Scout never sees Boo Radley again because it shows how he was willing to give his life to save two children that he had never met before. It shows that Boo was truly an extremely kind and caring person, despite the popular belief in Maycomb that Boo was a terrible person because he underwent a trial for something during his teenage years. Due to the fact that Scout never sees Boo again, she was upset because Boo was trying to reach out and be friends with Jem and her, so he left small items for them in the tree by his house, but Jem and Scout never leave anything for Boo in the tree. Scout feet bad because she never became friends with Boo and never lived up to her part of their unique friendship by placing items in the tree for Boo.
Overall, the fact that Scout never sees Boo Radley again greatly impacts the ending of the story. Boo Radley was truly a main character throughout the whole story. Without Boo Radley being seen at the end, the story would not have been the same. The mysterious feeling the reader has throughout the whole book had to end at some point to make it an enjoyable book in the reader’s opinion. There was no doubt Boo Radley made this book interesting, but he played a vital part in it.
