Should boo radley have been locked away in a mental institution when he was a teenager? why or why not?

No, Boo Radley had a terrible family life and was effected emotionally by them. He had many rumors going around about him in May comb but most of them weren't real so people believed he was crazy but he was just actually misunderstood by Scout and the rest of May comb. :)

No. I think because of the times back then, it was different. The trouble he got into was just "normal" stuff back then I think. Like, he wasn't doing that stuff by himself. There were other kids as well. So, Boo wasn't alone. And with the thing about Boo stabbing his father, that was a rumor. The reader never actually knows for sure if it is true. A lot of what Boo Radley is perceived to be is made up of rumors by the town. So, no, I don't think he should have been put in a mental hospital.

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