Bob Ewell attacks Scout and Jem as they walked home one night. Boo Radley appears and fights Bob off, saving their lives. He carries Jem home because the boy is injured. At home, Scout identifies him as the man who had saved their lives.
When Scout meets Boo, she first observes him. She sees him as a timid, scared man. Previously, she had viewed him as a sort of monster. She notes his appearance and demeanor:
He was still leaning against the wall. He had been leaning against the wall when I came into the room, his arms folded across his chest. As I pointed he brought his arms down and pressed the palms of his hands against the wall. They were white hands, sickly white hands that had never seen the sun, so white they stood out garishly against the dull cream wall in the dim light of Jem's room.
Observing Boo, Scout's opinion of him changes. She finally sees him as a person. He smiles at her and she begins to cry. Then Scout greets him, calling him "Boo." A little later, Scout walks Boo home. She reflects on how her opinion of him has transformed. She had stopped fearing him long ago. Instead, she was mainly curious. Now, in Boo's presence, she realizes that she has found a friend.
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