Monday, January 28, 2013

Explain how the plots of Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are related in To Kill a Mockingbird?

The most obvious.... They are the Mocking birds.


Both are outcasts from society.


Tom is a black man living in an era when being black meant being less then, not believed an outcast. (He is also handicapped).  Yet despite all, his actions always show a very good person making the right choices. In doing the right thing he is being punished and in prison.


Boo Radley is a social outcast, because of misconceptions and problems he is thought of as a monster (thought to be mentally handicapped). To all he is the town “Boogie man” which is a label society has placed on him. Again His actions always show the heart of a good person making the right choices. He is the protector of the children ...The exact opposite of his public perception.


The title of the book is to “Kill a Mocking Bird”. Boo and Tom are the Mocking birds.

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