Although neither Tom Robinson nor Bob Ewell (the other
central figures of the primary plot of Part Two) were mentioned in the opening chapter,
the author quickly established the importance of Boo Radley in the lives of Jem and
Scout. Most of the chapter discusses the history of Boo and the Radley family, and when
Dill is introduced, his own curiosity of Boo further instill's the Finch children's
interest. Miss Stephanie's insistence that Boo did come out--only at night--only peaked
the children's curiosity further. When Dill's
proposal,
readability="5">"Let's try to make him come
out..."is made, it becomes
the children's main goal for the next year. The fact that Boo is capable of murder is
also established, though it is merely speculation from the imaginations of
children.readability="11">Jem said if Dill wanted to get himself
killed, all he had to do was go up and knock on the front door.
"... I
hope you got it through your head that he'll kill us, each and every one, Dill Harris,"
said Jem.Jem later
prophetically remarked to Scout,readability="6">"If I got killed, what'd become of
you?"The fact that Boo is
never seen is important, since the reader must assume that a character of such impact
must eventually make an appearance in the story. And Boo almost does at the end of the
chapter....
we thought we saw an inside flutter move. Flick. A tiny, almost invisible
movement...
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