The Radleys
are a reclusive family, which is considered very odd in such a social community as Maycomb.in
particular never emerges from the house, causing all sorts of rumors to swirl. Their property is
quite near the Finches, adjoins the school yard, and is centrally located in the town.
We learn from Miss Maudie that the elder Mr. Radley, Boo's father, had a religious
conversion that made him mean and judgmental.
The house itself fits the
community's perception of the family as strange and other. Asdescribes it, it seems to be the
classic haunted house. It is in disrepair. It needs paint and has rotting shingles. Its green
shutters are always tightly closed. The picket fences is ramshackle and seems to be leaning this
way and that, while the yard itself is weedy and not well kept.
It is
anything but an inviting house. The many questions surrounding Boo that are unanswered lead the
children , Scout, and Dillto exaggerate him into a frightening monster as they...
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