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,elaborates on 's fantastical description of their reclusive neighbor, Arthur ""
Radley. Scout refers to Boo as the "malevolent phantom," who Jem believes is six and a
half feet tall and dines on squirrels and cats. Jem tells the children that Boo's hands are
bloodstained from eating raw animals and mentions that there is a long jagged scar running
across his face. Jem also tells Scout and Dill that Boo has yellow, rotten teeth, large eyes,
and drools the majority of the time.
Scout mentions that any small crime
committed throughout the neighborhood is blamed on Boo and says that Jem gets the majority of
his information from the neighborhood scold, Miss Stephanie. Rumors surround Boo that make him
out to be a nefarious, enigmatic person, who enjoys causing havoc at night. As the novel
progresses, the children mature and learn that Boo is a not a "malevolent phantom" but
rather a kind, compassionate, shy man.
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