The main similarity between Boo Radley and Tom Robinson is the fact that although they both had good intentions and wanted to help others, they were judged harshly and misunderstood by society.
Boo Radley has a bad reputation around town, and is consider something of a villain in the town's stories. The kids make up crazy lies about him, due to a mixture of curiosity and fear. He is painfully shy and occassionally violent, which means he does not interact with the community often. This, in turn, causes people to be even more scared of him.
Tom Robinson has a similarly bad reputation, but for different reasons. He does not have a reputation as a bad individual, but as an individual from a bad class of people, African Americans. He has not committed any bad action, but people judge him harshly and assume he is a criminal due to their racial prejudices.
Both characters strive to do good and help others throughout the book. Tom Robinson tries to stay out of everybody's way, and only gets in trouble because he feels obligated to help Mayella. Boo Radley similarly helps the children many times, most importantly, when he saves their lives. However, both characters are misunderstood and face a life of pain because of the people's prejudice. Both characters could also be considered "mockingbirds," because the only thing they do is sing (try to be good and do good). Their parallel plots are extremely important as they encompass the main themes of the book.
What is Stevie’s last name?
Answer:
The authors prove Feldman's success by describing the size of his business.
Explanation:
At the end of the excerpt, the authors talk of how Feldman threw off the "shackles of cubicle life". <u>He went from being an employee in a cubicle to being a successful self-employed man. To prove his success, the authors provide us with numbers that show the size of his business: </u>
<u><em>Within a few years, Feldman was delivering 8,400 bagels a week to 140 companies and earning as much as he had ever made as a research analyst.</em></u>
<u>Being able to deliver that amount of bagels to that number of companies can only mean his business is big. He'd need to have several people working under him as well as a quite decently sized infrastructure to do it.</u>
