in TKAM, he is the symbol of a mockingbird. According to Atticus, mockingbirds are only here for the good of the people & sing sweet-songs for human pleasure. Like Tom Robinson, Boo is an innocent person who is abused. His life was about children, him being mentally a child himself, and he was the self-appointed neighborhood watcher for the kids; a loving protector. His watching over the children is like the song the mockingbird sings - taken for granted and there for human pleasure.
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I think he's just shy.
But he's not so shy that he's gonna let a couple kids get murdered.
He does leave his house, though, to put stuff in the tree. Just not when anyone's looking.
in TKAM, he is the symbol of a mockingbird. According to Atticus, mockingbirds are only here for the good of the people & sing sweet-songs for human pleasure. Like Tom Robinson, Boo is an innocent person who is abused. His life was about children, him being mentally a child himself, and he was the self-appointed neighborhood watcher for the kids; a loving protector. His watching over the children is like the song the mockingbird sings - taken for granted and there for human pleasure.