Without having met , , ,
and Dill imagine Boo as a kind of monster who is "about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging
from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch." Jem imagines that
Boo has a long scar on his face and bloodstained hands.
Interestingly, when Scout meets Boo after Boo has saved her life and Jem's, she offers
a very scant physical description of Boo. He has a white face and white hands, hollow cheeks,
gray eyes that are almost "colorless," and hair that is "dead and thin, almost
feathery."
cough and takes a handkerchief to his mouth. Boo speaks very little and communicates with Scout
by squeezing her hand to let her know he wants to go home. He only says, "Will you take me
home?" as a scared child would. She takes him home and mentions that he has to stoop to do
so, indicating that he is taller than she is. She says she never saw him again. The reader knows
little about how Boo actually looks, but can tell from his motions and actions that he is an
exceedingly gentle and scared soul.
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