After Tom Robinson's trial, why does Jem say Boo Radley wants to stay inside? Provide quotes with page numbers.

After
witnessing racial injustice for the first
time,loses his childhood innocence. He is deeply hurt
by the outcome of the
Tom Robinson trial and becomes jaded with the prejudiced community of

Maycomb. At the end of ,and Jem are having a discussion about the various types
of
"folks" in their community. Jem tells Scout that he used to think there
was only one
kind of folks, but cannot understand why they don't get along
with one another. He goes on to
say,

"I
think I'm beginning to understand why 's
stayed shut up in the house all this
time...it's because he wants to stay inside" (Lee
139).

One of the prominentthroughout the novel
concerns
the idea of prejudice. Throughout the Tom Robinson trial, Jem
witnesses the destructive nature
of hate and prejudice. Following the trial,
Jem sees his neighbors as prejudiced individuals. He
is disgusted with their
decision to wrongfully convict an innocent man and does not want
anything to
do with them. Jem does not blame Boo Radley for not coming out of
his
home because he understands the dangers of prejudice and hate that exist
throughout
Maycomb.