TKAM Blog Prompt 4

Did the ending of the story surprise you? If you were the author, would you have ended the story differently? Explain.

The ending of the story did surprise me with Boo Radley appearing. In my opinion, this story only has a start and an end; there is no climax, rising action and falling action. It is strange to have Boo finally appearing in the last scene as throughout the story, there is no mention of him besides the starting and the ending. The story concentrates and revolves around the theme, prejudice. However, with Boo Radley appearing at the end, the whole scene does not convey the message at all, it conveys the courage and the kind heart Boo has. If I were the author, I would have ended the story about the continued prejudice in Maycomb, with Boo most likely to be involved in the story, thus making the story longer and there is Boo involved in at least one major incident in the story.