Boo Radley- Creative Writing
Although Arthur "Boo" Radley does not physically appear until the end of the novel his presence is felt throughout the story. Really, in terms of character development we don't know a whole lot about Boo. He does develop from, as Scout calls him, a "malevolent phantom" early in the novel to a fully human person at the end of the story. It is Boo who arguably most represents Harper Lee's theme of innocence lost that runs throughout To Kill A Mockingbird. But, who is Boo? What has he been doing in the Ewell house all the years? What drove him to foster a relationship with the Finch children?
Consider some of the following as you prepare for this assignment:
Consider some of the following as you prepare for this assignment:
- What was Boo's motivation for his scissors attack on his father?
- Boo's thought process in selecting the gifts that he leaves for the Finch children
- An imagined exchange between Boo and a family member
- What does Boo think about as he drifts off to sleep?
For this assignment you will be exploring possibilities of Boo's existence. This is a creative writing assignment, and your only directive is to focus on creating a story that fills in the blanks of Boo's world. Here are the requirements for this assignment:
- Write about any event in To Kill A Mockingbird from Boo's point-of-view or create an entirely new scenario that you can imagine for Boo. Imagined scenarios are required to be realistic (i.e. no fantastical "Boo catches a home run ball at the world series" situations)
- Keep your focus on target but get as creative as you dare
- Length of this assignment is 300-500 words. Typed or neatly handwritten.
- MLA citation guidelines are not a requirement for this assignment