"Why is Boo Radley so important to the children?" Boo Radley's importance to the children changes as their perspectives change. In the beginning, he is an object to be awed and feared, like the "boogie man" or the "monster under the bed". As he communicates with him through his gifts in knot hole of the tree, he becomes more of a mystery then and object of fear. At the end of the novel, he is their savior, unwilling to let anything hurt them. As their eyes are opened by the trial of Tom Robinson, they are able to accept Boo as he is and view the world through his eyes. This is signified at the end of the novel by Scout's account of the world when she stands on Boo's porch.
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