I don’t think the Radley household is supernatural , but could have a few of the qualities that a supernatural household would. It could also be that the house may not be supernatural itself , but Boo Radley is , and makes the house feel that way.
The description of the house and the area in front of it is good . From what we have been told we can tell the house is dilapidated and has fallen into a state of disrepair. This may be because nobody has any love for the house and the associations it may have . I can imagine what it used to be like ,the colours would have been vibrant and the house wouldn’t have been in disrepair , just like most of the other houses in that part of town . The deterioration started from when boo was abused and ruined by his father , which he stabbed when he was 9 or so , this has continued until now ( in the book) and will still get worse .
A reason for the radley household being dilapidated is that as the years went by there was less and less care for it , and the person who lives there hardly gets outside or does anything . the house is neglected exactly like Boo Radley was . It could show what condition he is in or what happened to him .It could also show his mental condition and how it has deteriorated as the years have gone past .
The description of the house is dark and makes you think about how it looks and why it is in that condition.
i quite like this quote “The house was low, was once white with a deep front porch and green shutters, but had long ago darkened to the color of the slate-gray yard around it. Rain-rotted shingles drooped over the eaves of the veranda (porch); oak trees kept the sun away. The remains of a picket (fence) drunkenly guarded the front yard – a ‘swept’ yard that was never swept – where johnson grass and rabbit-tobacco grew in abundance.”
it says the “house was once white”, this is how you can tell the house wasn’t always in this condition and was once a place where a family had lived .
the house was low, ” makes me think that the house has sunk down and collapsed in on itself as a result of it not being looked after and nobody caring about it , even if boo wanted it repaired most people wouldn’t want to because of all the what he has done in the past or the notoriety that he has .
Another part to pick out is “The remains of a picket drunkenly guarded the front yard ” the fences are described as drunken, so you can figure out that they are not arranged and are scattered all around the place , probably broken and splintered. it also says the remains , so not all the original pickets are thee.
The way the house is described is very detailed and dark , and could be depressing .It’s also mysterious as it explains how the house looks, but doesn’t reveal too much about it ( the story behind it ) and doesn’t force you to think it is supernatural , but instead makes you come to your own conclusion and think what you want to .
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