Throughout this book there have been many things that have came as a shock to me. For example, when Scout and Miss Maudie are talking about Boo Radley, Miss Maudie says, "Wouldn't you stay in the house if you didn't want to come out?" (Lee 44). This shows that Miss Maudie isn't a judgmental person because she believes there must be a reason for everything. If Boo Radley stays in his house all day, then he must just not want to come out. This quote also reminded me of Atticus's views on other people because Miss Maudie, as well as Atticus, respect other peoples privacy. Everyone else in town bashes on Boo Radley, just because it is so easy to, but Miss Maudie can only find nice things to say about him.
Another thing that came to a shock to me was when Jem, Dill, and Scout came back from running away from the Radley house, and Atticus, Miss Crawford, and Miss Maudie inform the kids that "Mr. Radley shot at a Negro in his collard patch" (Lee 54). This quote surprises me because to them, a person being shot doesn't seem to come as that much of a shock. The reason it isn't so shocking is probably because of the time and the fact that the person shot was black.
If something like that were to happen today it would be much more of a deal. Even Atticus didn't seem to phased by this, not because he thinks its okay, but because he is probably just used to black people not being treated the same.
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