The Man In The Shadows

The last chapter has finally come and I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. We now know who the mysterious man was in the shadows hiding away for a long time. On a bad night when Jem and Scout were returning from the pageant, they got attacked by Bob. Jem tried to drag Scout to safety but his arms broke from a rough fight. Scout was being strangled until they met a man that saved them that night. Atticus thought that Jem killed Bob but he later found out that Boo Radley killed Bob. I think that it was very nice of Heck Tate to cover up for Boo because if he told everybody that Boo killed Bob, everybody in town will come and celebrate with him, but that's not what he wants. He prefers to be isolated away from the town because he likes it better that way. Scout told Boo (Arthur) Radley to come and pet Jems head and he did because he was asleep. Boo later on then told Scout that he wanted to go and from that day Scout has never seen him again. Scout then told Atticus if Boo was to be visited by people then it would be like killing a mocking bird.

I think that the last two chapters were really heartwarming because Boo just wanted a friend and he didn't want to harm anyone. It must have hurt him when people were mocking him saying he is a monster or something. Boo all this time just wanted a friend especially with Jem and Scout because they are children and they still have their childhood innocence. Boo left many signs showing that he just wanted a friend by leaving gifts in the knothole tree, flicking the shutters, laughing at Scout on the tire, etc. Boo would watch the children almost everyday because he was trying to protect them from any harm and he just enjoys watching them have fun. Boo wants to make friends with Jem and Scout because of a mental disability just like Lennie in "Of Mice And Men". Scout finally understood that Boo Radley was a Mockingbird.