To Kill A Mockingbird

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the people around them. Jem has an idea to play a game called the “Radley Game.” “‘Boo Radley? Now?’ asked Dill. Jem said ‘Scout you can be Mrs. Radley’...Dill was old Mr. Radley” (Lee 51-52). Jem and Scout do not understand how hurtful and disrespectful the Radley game is towards the Radley family. Jem and Scout play the Radley game for their own amusement. They hear all the frightening stories about “Boo”, so to entertain themselves they play the Radley game. Jem and scout are too innocent to view the flaws of the Radley game, and only view the positive perspectives of the game. In addition, Jem and Scout’s innocence prevents them from understanding that the world is dangerous. Jem and Scout have been receiving gifts from Boo in a knothole so Jem suggests, “You reckon we oughta write a letter to whoever’s leaving us these things” (Lee 81). The gifts Boo had left for Jem and Scout in the knothole are; 2 small images carved of themselves, a tarnished spelling bee medal, a ...

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have to begin to mature and they begin to see the harsh reality of society. Scout’s innocence is being lost because she now realizes not everything is always fair. Scout is ahead of the other students in her grade. She explains, “Mrs. Caroline caught me writing and told me to tell my father to stop teaching me. ‘Besides,’ she said. ‘We don’t write in the first grade, we print. You won’t learn to write until you’re in the third grade” (Lee 24). Scout does not understand why she is not allowed to read or write. Scout comprehended that it is a positive thing to be ahead of the other students. Scout starts to lose her innocence by viewing how unfair it is that Atticus is not allowed to ...

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