Question

Give a brief description of what Jem's character motivation is as he relates to Boo Radley.

Answer 1

As a young lad, Jem believes the myth about his neighbor Boo Radley, and wants to get a glimpse of the man who is described as Frankenstein's Monster. Later this changes, but it really isn't apparent in the first chapters.

Answer 2

At first, Jem buys into the rumors about Boo being a monster. He is as infatuated with Boo as Scout and Dill are. In Chapter 1, Scout gives Jem's description of Boo:
Jem gave a reasonable description of Boo: Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that’s why his hands were bloodstained—if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time.