Boo Radley Flashcards
Phantom
‘Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom.’
Stealthy Crime
‘Any stealthy small crimes committed in Maycomb were his work.’
Initial Suspicions
‘people still looked at the Radley Place, unwilling to discard their initial suspicions.’
Inside
‘What Mr Radley did was his own business…If he wanted to stay inside his own house he had the right to stay inside’
Peculiar
‘What Mr Radley did might seem peculiar to us, but it did not seem peculiar to him.’
Want To
‘I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley stayed shut up in the house all the time…it’s because he wants to stay inside.’
Feathery
‘His hair was dead and thin, almost feathery on top of his head.’
Shy Ways
‘taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an’ draggin’ him with his shy ways into the lime-light - to me, that’s a sin. It’s a sin and I’m not about to have it on my head.’
Voice of a Child
‘Will you take me home?’ He almost whispered it, in the voice of a child afraid of the dark.’
Real Nice
‘Atticus, when they finally saw him, why he hadn’t done any of those things…Atticus, he was real nice..’ ‘Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.’