The relationship between Boo and the children change through the course of the novel. At first, the kids both think that Boo is a terrible monster and prisoner inside his own home. As Boo begins to leave gifts in the knot hole for them and when he puts a blanket around Scout during the fire at Miss Maudie's house, the realize that maybe he isn't so bad. Boo wants to be a human of fascination for them during Tom's trial. It’s said,“Scout, I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time... it's because he wants to stay inside." (23.117) Seeing the prejudice that Tom suffered makes the kids understand why Boo decided to stay in his house. The kids come to see Boo as a real person when he saves them from Bob Ewell, and not the monster he was once portrayed, “. Scout then treats him as she would any neighbor like Atticus, “…One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them” (31.25-31). She understands now that Boo had been watching her and Jem the whole time, and that he was a true neighbor and was watching over them when they needed him. Though she never sees Boo again after that night, she still thinks of him fondly, as we can tell by her older self's voice in this story. In this, the children’s maturity level has definitely developed and it is evident in their relationship. It might have been a slow sign of maturity growth in this particular situation, but it developed through the nice things Boo had done for them to sow him respect and to be thankful even though its was the first time they’ve met. Many people think that if Boo did wrong than he deserved self-imprisonment, but even when falsely accused and bullied around you need to have determination in helping others.
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