\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c-I pledge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Harper Lee surrounds many of the events within To Kill A Mockingbird<\/em> around the theme of stigmatization. Throughout the novel, Lee expresses a lot of disdain to the corruption and injustice that many of the African Americans go through; however, in a more subtle fashion, she also tries to address the hardship that the disabled and impaired endure. She depicts this in the character of Boo Radley. Throughout the novel, Scout and Jem constantly wonder about the identity of Boo Radley and why it is that he never comes out. By the end of the novel, both Jem and especially Scout comes to gain a more mutual understanding of their neighbor. Boo Radley ultimately represents a disabled minority in To Kill a Mockingbird <\/em>as seen in Scout\u2019s changing perception of him and his mannerisms when approaching Jem\u2019s unconscious body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Harper Lee demonstrates to her audience how disabled people are misunderstood using the character of Boo Radley\u2019s relationship to Scout. Initially Scout expressed a lot of suspicion towards Boo Radley, wondering why it was that he would not leave his house. However, after she finally gets the chance to meet him when he saves her brother\u2019s life, she contemplates how \u201cBoo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch, and our lives\u201d (Lee 320). Scout realizes how much she has misunderstood Boo Radley. While initially she saw him with an air of mystery, she realizes that he was a person just like anybody else. This shows how people with disabilities tend to be misunderstood because all that most people see is the disability instead of the person themselves. Scout contemplates this when she reflects on what Atticus had told her: \u201cOne time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them\u201d (Lee 371). Scout applies this to her changing perception of Boo Radley when she learns that Boo is not as strange as he may seem after saving Jem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boo Radley\u2019s experience around Jem\u2019s body also\nexemplifies that he may suffer from a disability, which is why he kept himself\nenclosed within his own house. When Boo was trying to touch Jem, Lee describes \u201cBoo\u2019s\nhand hovered over Jem\u2019s hair\u201d (Lee 319). From the word choice of \u201chovered,\u201d Boo\nwas clearly nervous about touching Jem. This and the fact he refused to leave\nhis house may translate to Boo having some kind of anxiety disorder. Scout even\ncomforts Arthur that it is ok to pet her brother, saying \u201c \u2018You can pet him,\nMr. Arthur, he\u2019s asleep\u2026You couldn\u2019t if he was awake\u2019\u201d (Lee 319). The fact that\nhe needed some kind of reassurance shows that Arthur may have a condition that\nis related to fear or Agoraphobia. In this, Harper Lee is using Arthur Radley\nto make a statement about mental illness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All in all, while she does make a lot of commentary on\nthe negative condition of racism, Harper Lee also tries to touch on mental\nillness through the character of Arthur Radley. Even though Arthur does not\nplay a very prominent role throughout the story, the way that Harper Lee\nutilizes him shows that she is trying to tell a story about the stigmatization behind\nmental illness as well. Through the character of Arthur Radley, Harper Lee was\nable to demonstrate how the misunderstanding of disability is pervasive throughout\nsociety. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c-I pledge.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Harper Lee surrounds many of the events within To Kill A Mockingbird around the theme of stigmatization. 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