"...other ways of making people into ghosts"

Question

I'm having difficulty understanding a quote from the first chapter.

The quote is "Atticus said no, it wasn't that sort of thing. That there were other ways of making people into ghosts"

The quote is referring to a conversation between Scout and Atticus where Scout where Scout is wondering how they keep Boo inside

Asked by alliy m #41391 on 5/16/2007 8:56 PM

Last updated by cheers! . #64613 on 10/4/2008 4:45 AM

Answered by natalie g #41481 on 5/18/2007 2:13 PM

i know what you mean. I didn't understand it at first but i was told that it means that mr arther is

Answered by coco s #17435 on 8/3/2007 8:30 PM

I think Atticus is commenting on the way the community has cooked up all the ridiculous stories about Boo Radley eating squirrels, etc.

Answered by cheers! . #64613 on 10/4/2008 4:45 AM

To put it simply, FEAR motivates Boo to stay inside