Why did Boo interact with the children
Reasons why
Stella
- Better integrate with society secretly (Dad and brother have an impact on this)
- Wanted a social and positive relationship after mom died
- Change their prejudice about him
-Wants help leaving the house
- Knows Scout and Jem aren't as judgmental towards him as the adults (help him to create new image)
-Tired of being seen as an outcast
-Impacted by death of mother and father, wants support
- Reignite childhood memories
- Influence Scout and Jem to lead a different life than he did, fights, disobeying (he was also curious, medal)
- feel included in the community
Character development and shifts
Addy
Less of a monster that is perceived
Caring and compassionate
Maycomb's view could be biased and not accurate
Commits kind actions without the hope of recognition
Participation in the community action and support, even if he is not noticed
Actions made by the members of the community
Ellie
- Pushing the fire truck
-Everyone helping and participating (including Arthur)
-Went to help her and retrieve her items despite the danger
- Miss Stephanie opened her home up to Miss Maudie
What are the relationships between the towns people showed during or after the fire? Adi
A strong sense of community despite social class
They are all family
Creates a comparison of the relation ships in Maycomb county and relationships with outsiders
Our interpretation of the symbol of one of the gifts
Acceptable answers:
chewing gum - baggage
stop watch- broken, lonely, trapped
medal - His bright future before, resemblance to Scout and Jem
ect...
What does this show about his character/ character traits?
Isabella
-Caring,
-Potential innocence
-Wants social acceptance
-Childlike
-Compassionate
-Acknowledgement of the likes and interest (observant)
-Careful
-Quiet
-lonely
-Isolated
-His own ghost carrying baggage he is always aware (stories told by people like Miss Stephanie)
Symbols that support his character development
Aashna
- The blanket: the layers of misunderstandings and misjudgments he is trying to shed.
Him staying away from action and lingering by his house:
- still feels judged by others but can feel part of the community through interaction with the children
-can eliminate negative thoughts about him
What do these actions mean?
Stella
-Tight knit community despite social groups and class
-Friends that respect yet judge one another
-Firetruck: unity (Arthur misses out on), working together without caring about last names
-Set during the great depression, social classes fade away during crisis, all equals (for the most part)
What is the impact of the setting and Maycomb's connections on the themes? Lily
- Connections, the town will support the other people in the neighborhood except when it comes to colored people
-South, racist shown by the unity of the townspeople that support each other during the dull state of Maycomb, but wont support Atticus when he is defending Tony Robinson later in in the story.
2 of Arthur (Boo) Radley's character traits after interacting with the children
compassion
loneliness
quiet
ect.
What are the symbols of some of the gifts?
Isabella
Stopwatch - time locked in house, broken like him (emotionally, mentally), no longer knows what time (been so long)
Gum- stuck on the shoe of his past, connection with the children
Spelling medal- Potential he had, resemblance to children
knife- trying to escape the rumors, giving up weapons
What could the fire truck, or one of the gifts, represent in YOUR opinion?
Any answer other that ours.