Monday 10 February 2014

On what page does it say how Boo Radley's Father died? Did Boo Radley kill him? Is Boo the youngest son?

One way to remember one Radley from another is by the way Scout refers to each one. Mr. Radley is the father; Mr. Nathan Radley is the older brother; and Arthur Radley is the younger brother whose nickname is Boo. When Scout talks to Miss Maudie or her father about Boo Radley, she either corrects herself or is corrected to call him Arthur Radley and not not by his nickname. The way the names "Boo"...

One way to remember one Radley from another is by the way Scout refers to each one. Mr. Radley is the father; Mr. Nathan Radley is the older brother; and Arthur Radley is the younger brother whose nickname is Boo. When Scout talks to Miss Maudie or her father about Boo Radley, she either corrects herself or is corrected to call him Arthur Radley and not not by his nickname. The way the names "Boo" and "Arthur" are used interchangeably can cause a reader some confusion.


Mr. Radley's death is explained in chapter one as follows:



"But there came a day when Atticus told us he'd wear us out if we made any noise in the yard and commissioned Calpurnia to serve in his absence if she heard a sound out of us. Mr. Radley was dying. . . He took his time about it" (12).



The passage suggests that Mr. Radley must have been laid up in bed sick before his death because the children needed to be quiet for a long time. Therefore, no one killed Mr. Radley. Arthur (Boo) Radley's brother Nathan then comes to live with his younger brother after Mr. Radley dies. Nathan shouldn't be considered all bad because it is kind of him to come take care of his younger brother after their father passes; but, he is described as being just as mean as his father was.

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