Mohamed Zaghba Find a cool and hip title later. Robert Ewell, Mayella Ewell, and Boo Radley are all foil characters, each contributing to the main conflict and plot in Harper Lee's novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, a work of realistic fiction inspired by her small town of Monroeville. These characters all create conflict through racial prejudice and injustice, fear and misconceptions, and defiance.
Early on, Boo Radley creates unintended conflict within the story which can be interpreted as a foil to Scout. This is reflected in the different emotions and perceptions expressed in the community. The fears and misconceptions created from rumors around the Radley house create tension between the different characters. Miss Stephanie was seen spreading these false allegations to everybody and even to…show more content… Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activities.” This clearly indicates that the characters at the beginning of the novel are trying to make Boo appear like a maniacal lunatic. Nonetheless, Scout is different because she actively participates in her community and is socially accepting. She can start conversations with her neighbors, just like in chapter 15 where Scout asks about Mr. Cunningham's entailment, “Hey, Mr. Cunningham. How’s your entailment getting ‘along?” This indicates that Scout is perfectly fine in speaking to other townspeople, unlike Boo. Scout even states that he wants to stay inside himself, exhibiting introverted characteristics, this is highlighted at the very end of chapter 23 when Scout proclaims, “I think I’m
