Radley house
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The Radley house is the eerie, isolated home in Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," known as the mysterious dwelling of the reclusive Boo Radley.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Radley | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional house
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location in literature ⓘ |
| appearsIn | To Kill a Mockingbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Boo leaving gifts in the tree knothole
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Boo rescuing Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell ⓘ Jem losing his pants on the fence ⓘ children’s attempts to see Boo Radley ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Arthur "Boo" Radley
NERFINISHED
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Atticus Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ Dill Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Jem Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ Scout Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
empathy
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fear versus understanding ⓘ moral growth of children ⓘ |
| creator | Harper Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
eerie
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isolated ⓘ mysterious ⓘ |
| firstAppearsInChapter | Chapter 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird ⓘ |
| genreContext | Southern Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
oak tree in the yard
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shuttered windows ⓘ unkempt yard ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real Southern small-town houses (general literary inspiration) ⓘ |
| knownAsHomeOf | Boo Radley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalTown | Maycomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
place of Boo Radley’s seclusion
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site of childhood dares ⓘ symbol of fear and superstition ⓘ |
| nearbyLocation |
Finch house
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Maycomb schoolyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedByInFiction | Radley family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationContext | To Kill a Mockingbird (1960 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| readerPerception | often remembered as a haunted house figure ⓘ |
| setIn | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
childhood fear of the unknown
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isolation ⓘ prejudice and misunderstanding ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | 1930s ⓘ |
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Radley