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- His father, Mr. Radley, was so religious he couldn’t take pleasure in living, and there was possibly abuse that went on behind closed doors in the Radley house. After a brief involvement in a gang of sorts as a teen, Arthur was kept inside the house and by the time the novel starts, it’s been 25 years since he left it.
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Arthur does not leave his house. He may have a condition called agoraphobia, fear of going outside. Jem decides that his father physically confines him by chaining him to the bed.
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Scout wondered what Mr. Radley did for a job. Their oldest son moved to Pensacola. Their other son, Arthur, got into trouble as a young man. Over the years, a string of rumors developed about...
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Arthur "Boo" Radley is confined to his home due to his father's strict response to minor youthful mischief. Boo, along with some Cunningham boys,...
Summary: Chapter 4. The rest of the school year passes grimly for Scout, who endures a curriculum that moves too slowly and leaves her constantly frustrated in class. After school one day, she passes the Radley Place and sees some tinfoil sticking out of a knothole in one of the Radleys’ oak trees.
Jun 28, 2015 · In Chapter One, we learn that the Radley house is said to contain a "malevolent phantom" by the name of Boo Radley. Though the children have never seen him, rumors abound that he is over six feet tall, has rotten yellow teeth, popping eyes and a drool, and eats raw animals.
Turning to leave, she sees her familiar neighborhood from a new perspective—Boo's perspective. To the left of the brown door was a long shuttered window. I walked to it, stood in front of it, and turned around.
Someone inside the Radley house comes out and fires a shotgun. The children scurry out of the yard, but Jem gets caught on the fence and is forced to remove his pants to get to safety. As the neighborhood gathers to discuss the gunfire, Dill concocts an unlikely explanation for Jem's lack of pants.