Boo Radley

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Boo Radley is a reclusive, mysterious neighbor in Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," whose true gentle and protective nature is gradually revealed to the Finch children.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Boo Radley canonical 10
Arthur "Boo" Radley 7
Arthur Radley 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
actuallyDoes protect Jem Finch ⓘ
protect Scout Finch ⓘ
adaptedIn 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird ⓘ
appearsIn To Kill a Mockingbird ⓘ
associatedWithQuote "Atticus, he was real nice." ⓘ
"Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them." ⓘ
characterTrait gentle ⓘ
mysterious ⓘ
protective ⓘ
reclusive ⓘ
shy ⓘ
createdBy Harper Lee ⓘ
familyName Radley ⓘ
linked to: Radley house
firstAppearance To Kill a Mockingbird ⓘ
fullName Arthur Radley ⓘ
linked to: Boo Radley
gender male ⓘ
giftItem a pocket watch ⓘ
a spelling medal ⓘ
chewing gum ⓘ
pennies ⓘ
soap carvings ⓘ
twine ⓘ
givenName Arthur ⓘ
givesGiftTo Jem Finch ⓘ
Scout Finch ⓘ
hasRelative Mr. Radley ⓘ
linked to: Mrs. Radley

Mrs. Radley ⓘ
Nathan Radley ⓘ
introducedAs a frightening, unseen neighbor ⓘ
kills Bob Ewell ⓘ
leavesObjectsIn knothole of a tree ⓘ
narrativeFunction challenges characters’ and readers’ prejudices ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
neighborOf Atticus Finch ⓘ
Finch family ⓘ
Jem Finch ⓘ
Scout Finch ⓘ
nickname Boo ⓘ
occupation unemployed ⓘ
portrayedBy Robert Duvall ⓘ
represents innocence harmed by prejudice ⓘ
rescuesFrom Bob Ewell ⓘ
residence Maycomb, Alabama ⓘ
Radley house ⓘ
revealedAs a kind, vulnerable man ⓘ
rumoredTo be dangerous ⓘ
stabbed his father with scissors ⓘ
saves Jem Finch ⓘ
Scout Finch ⓘ
scene asks Scout to walk him home ⓘ
stands in the corner of Jem’s room after rescuing him ⓘ
symbolizes the mockingbird ⓘ
themeInWork empathy ⓘ
moral growth ⓘ
prejudice ⓘ
viewedBy Maycomb community as a monster ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scout Finch → hasNeighbor → Arthur "Boo" Radley ⓘ
linked to: Boo Radley
Boo Radley → fullName → Arthur Radley ⓘ
linked to: Boo Radley
Dill Harris → fascinatedBy → Boo Radley ⓘ
Jem Finch → neighborOf → Boo Radley ⓘ
The Boo Radleys → namedAfter → Boo Radley ⓘ
Arthur Radley → fullName → Arthur Radley ⓘ
subject linked to: Arthur
linked to: Boo Radley
Arthur Radley → alsoKnownAs → Boo Radley ⓘ
subject linked to: Arthur
Boo Radley → fullName → Arthur Radley ⓘ
subject linked to: Boo
linked to: Boo Radley
Radley house → knownAsHomeOf → Boo Radley ⓘ
Radley house → associatedWithCharacter → Arthur "Boo" Radley ⓘ
linked to: Boo Radley
Mrs. Radley → spouse → Mr. Radley ⓘ
linked to: Boo Radley
Mrs. Radley → child → Arthur "Boo" Radley ⓘ
linked to: Boo Radley
Nathan Radley → hasSibling → Arthur "Boo" Radley ⓘ
linked to: Boo Radley
Nathan Radley → isBrotherOf → Arthur "Boo" Radley ⓘ
linked to: Boo Radley
Nathan Radley → livesWith → Arthur "Boo" Radley ⓘ
linked to: Boo Radley
Charles Baker Harris → obsession → Arthur "Boo" Radley ⓘ
linked to: Boo Radley