Naw, Jem. I think that there is just one kind of folks. Folks."Jen turned and punched his pillow. WHen he settle back his face was cloudy. He was going in to one of his declines, and I grew wary. His brows came together; his mouth became a thin line. He was silent for a while. That is what I thought, too, " he said at last, "when I was your age. If there is just one kind of folks, why can't they get along with each other? If they're all alike, why do they go ut of their way to despise each other? Scout, I think I am beginning to understand something. I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley stayed shut up in the house all this time..it's because he wants to stay inside. Harper Lee
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Boo Radley stayed in the house because he loved it. He loved the way it looked on the outside, but inside he wanted to be alone. Boo loved everyone for their differences, but he was afraid of what they could make him do. Scout's father was like Boo; he loved people for who they were, but he was afraid of what they could make him do.

He loved his family and friends, but he was afraid of what they could make him do. People are exactly like Boo or Scout's father in one way--they are different from everyone else. They are all different from one another, which is why they can't get along with each other.

Source: To Kill A Mockingbird

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