![]() When someone at school makes a similar comment, Scout heeds her father’s advice about fighting, and backs down.Ĭhristmas arrives, and so does Atticus’ brother Jack. Atticus explains that he is defending Tom Robinson, a black man, and many in the town believe that he should not have taken the case. Scout tells Atticus about the fight and asks him what they boy meant. Scout gets in a fight at school with a boy who says that her father defends niggers. Maudie sees the fire as a chance to start over and move on. They are shocked with her positive attitude about the fire. ![]() Jem and Scout go to see Maudie the next morning. Jem is overtaken with all that has happened and tells Atticus all that has happened with the Radleys. Atticus tells Scout that it was Boo Radley who placed the blanket around her. Jem and Scout watch in awe and fear, so taken with the scene that they do not realize that someone has places a blanket around Scout. The house finally collapses and the firefighters rush to make sure that no other houses at threatened by the flames. The town gathers to help move out furniture and personal belongings. That evening Scout is woken by Atticus to find that Maudie Atkinson’s house is burning. She and Jem decide to take the opportunity to make a snowman and enjoy what little snow is on the ground. Maycomb sees it’s first winter in years and it startles Scout, who has never seen a snowfall. Jem asks Nathan Radley why cement was poured in the tree, and he explains that the tree is ill and needed it. The next day the hole in the tree has been filled with cement. Scout and Jem decide to leave a thank you note in the tree for whoever is leaving them the gifts. Another time they find gum and a pocket watch. Later, the find two carved soap figures one of a girl and one of a boy. On another walk, home they find a grey ball of twine in the tree on the Radley lot. He found them folded neatly on the fence and someone had done a poor job trying to repair the tear. Jem finally admits to Scout what happened the night he went back for his pants. School begins and Scout enters the second grade. After evading Atticus, Jem decides to return and get his pants. Dill comes up with a quick story that he won them from Jem in a poker game. As the crowd talks, Atticus notices that Jem has no pants on. Nathan Radley tells the crowd that some nigger was in his collard patch and that he fired the gun to scare off the intruder. When the children return to the street, they see a large crowd gathered in front of the Radley house. Jem’s pants are caught on the fence and he has to remove them to go free. A gunshot goes off as they try to escape. He walks close to them, and after he passes, the children run for the gate near the schoolyard. ![]() As they move to the window, someone is out in the yard. The trio sneaks to the house in the dark. Scout reluctantly agrees to go with them. Dill and Jem decide to make one last attempt to see Boo. On Dill’s last evening in Maycomb, the group begins the evening at Miss Rachel’s pond. ![]()
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