Although Boo Radley is initially presented by the children as a rather malevolent character because he stabbed his father with the scissors, he does not appear sinister in his actions. We find out that Boo's troubles began with a minor infraction that was punished as a major crime and he was isolated from his peer group for a long time. Boo seems to respond to the interest of the children by reaching out to them in friendship by leaving them presents in the tree, repairing Jem's pants, and finally saving Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell at the end of the book. He is protective of the children. Perhaps he sees his own innocence in them. He is a grown man physically but socially and psychologically he is as much of a child as Jem and Scout.
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