Sunday, February 13, 2011

Who is your favourite character in "To Kill a Mocking Bird"

      My favorite character is Boo Radley. Boo Radley, who's real name is Arthur, was seen as a mad and dangerous person by almost all of the people in Maycomb. When he was about 30 years old, he attacked his own father with a pair of scissors. He continued to stay in his house because his family did not want to send him for psychiatric help. While almost all the people of the town believing that he is evil, Boo is actually not. He gave Jem and Scout some presents, placed a blanket over Scout while she was watching the fire, which took place at Miss Maudie's house. In the end of the story, Bo also prevent Bob Ewell from attacking Scout and Jem by stabbing Bob.
      Boo's heroic act in the end made me liked him, although I did not like him very much at the beginning, when there was rumors of him being evil and attacking his own father with a pair of scissors. However, I grew to like him when he help Jem and Scout escape from the "Big Bad" Bob Ewell. Therefore, I feel that Boo, who is mysterious and heroic, is my favourite character in "To Kill a Mocking Bird".
     After reading "To Kill a Mocking Bird", I realised that the world might not be as fair as many people thinks. Prejudice like racism and discrimination could be found anywhere. People might feel that someone was a criminal, a madman, or even a evil person just because the person is different. In Boo's position, he stayed in his house and did not come out. For Tom Robinson, it was because of his skin colour. Therefore, I feel that there is a need to know about racism, and everyone should be treated equally, with no exception.

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