Question: to kill a mockingbird why does jem think boo stays inside?
Answer: In Chapter 13, Jem states, “I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up . . . it's because he wants to stay inside.” Jem says this as a direct response to the behavior of the people of Maycomb in response to Tom Robinson's trial, and the way people are treated because they're different.