At the start of the novel the Radley Place and the Radley family arouses my interest of reading the book. The Radley house is run-down, secluded, creepy and is off-limits to the children. Furtheremore, it is said to contain a "malevolent phantom" by the name of Boo Radley. The town shows fear and confusion towards the Radley family, so almost every person alienates Boo Radley. Readers hear the many opinions of the people in Maycomb. For some reason, this is what makes things confusing because you do not know what or who to believe and readers cannot really understand who Boo Radley is. I have got a thought that if he is really evil and bad, then he could kill anyone in his neighborhood. For example, Boo Radley could kill Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem), Jean Louise Finch (Scout), and Charles Baker Harris (Dill), because they are always harassing the Radley family.
It is said that in his teens, Boo Radley (Arthur Radley) joined with some of the Cunninghams from Old Sarum in joyriding around Maycomb's square and locking an elderly official named Mr. Conner in the court outhouse. I have got the feeling that Arthur Radley was not very successful at school, so it is the reason why he joined the Cunninghams playing around. The boys were put in trial and the judge decided to send them to the state industrial school, but Arthur Radley was released and shut up at home by his parents.
Then, fifteen years later, Arthur Radley, now aged thirty-three, attacked his father's leg with a pair of scissors. However, his father opposed sending him to an asylum, and eventually took him home. When his father died, Arthur fell under the care of his brother, Nathan Radley. When I was at the part where he attacked his father, I have got a thought that maybe he was not being treated nicely by his parents. Furthermore, Mr. Radley said that he was not crazy, so I do not get the reason why Boo Radley would hit his own father. I have got the feeling that maybe he was being forced to stay in the house too. Since his father said that he was not a criminal and not in jail, he was imprisoned in the family home. For example, Ms. Maudie says that she knew Boo Radley as a boy and he always spoke nicely to her and she also explains that Arthur's family held very severe religious beliefs, which have affected the way they treat Boo Radley.
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ReplyDeleteThey have a lot of great writing resources, but if you can get this one down, your writing will begin to make a lot more sense to others. For example, your first sentece, "At the start of the novel the Radley Place and the Radley family arouses my interest of reading the book." Rather than "my interest of reading the book," you could say "my interest in reading the book."
Last thing, be careful of summary vs. analysis. Your opening is great, but paragraph two and most of paragraph three just tell me what you read, not what you think.