Boo Radley Compassion

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One of the most touching scenes found in any work of literature or art is one that depicts compassion. Compassion in literature often goes to capture and mirror human nature and their value. Also, it reflects and symbolizes the idealistic world that we human seek for, but cannot have due to our human error. In the book, To kill a MockingBird, compassion is seen through the unthinkable friendship between a coming to age girl, and a self-outcasted middle-aged man The character Boo Radley first appeared in the beginning of the book as a fictitious figure, who's been outcasted from society due to his dark past. According to Mr. Finch, Scout’s father, Boo Radley was very violent, a bit of a sadistic person, and much of a loner. This mysterious dark side of Boo Radley captures the attention of Scout and her friends, who …show more content…
In an act of compassion, she walks him back home. This incident breaks the bad reputation that follows him. Boo Radley is not a sadistic person or violent, he's a misunderstood man living in a town where being normals mean to act in ignorant racist manners. The friend that sparks between them goes to show that in a time where everyone is a product cut off their time, there are a few who try to keep the innocence. The cost to this is to be ridiculed by everyone.
In the novel, Scout and Jem are always trying to figure how Boo must feel when he is stuck in the house, or imagining life in his point of view has made them feel compassion for Boo Radley. Boo Radley himself, through the window, has seen and also imagined Jem and Scout’s life out there. Not only the characters in the novel felt this way but it’s also very relatable in our today society. After seeing someone or even imagining someone else life and what they see, one can really feel the spark of compassionate feelings toward the one that one is thinking