Question

In a minimum of 150 words, explain what Boo Radley’s motivation is in the novel.

Answer 1

Answer:

Boo Radley' motivation is his privacy and his feeling of being independent, and some would say to look after his "children". As we know Boo Radley stays inside for most of the story until then where he rescues Scout and Jem from certain death. He likes to stay inside because he does not want to go outside. Towards the end of the book, Scout Finch walks Boo Radley down to his place and when she walks back to her house; she sees things from Boo Radley's point of view and sees how Boo thinks of them as his children. So from this, we know that Boo Radley has been watching Scout and Jem frequently; and that he saw them as his children and this would motivate Boo Radley to keep his children(Scout and Jem) safe from any harm. So although Boo Radley only appears at the end scene his motivation has been there throughout the whole story.

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Answer 2

Boo Radley is very lonesome and hardly goes outside into the world at all.  It seems he is motivated by his fear of the outside world, but his interactions with Scout and Jem show a different side. He is very caring and protective of them, although, they don't realize this for a long time and persist in fearing him as some kind of monster. He comes to function as a symbol of basic goodness and innocence, in contrast to society at large which is shown to be riddled with hypocrisy and prejudice.He is outside society and free from its vices. He is motivated by compassion and does not look for rewards. Ultimately, and crucially, he helps Scout to realize that, in spite of many grim events in the course of the novel, there is still goodness in the world.