Scout was woken up in the middle of the night for a peculiar reason that is unknown. Atticus tells her to put her robe on and hurry outside. Scout soon realizes that something has gone horribly wrong. "I knew when there was trouble in our street. Soft taffeta-like sounds and muffled scurrying sounds filled me with helpless dread."(p.78) As Scout reaches her front door she is quick to see an inferno of fire blazing throughout Miss Maudie's house. Scout and Jem are given specific instructions by their father, Atticus, not to move an inch from in front of the Radley Place's gates. Scout and Jem watch in horror as Miss Maudie's house slowly gets consumed by the monstrous flames. Though the flames bursted out with a hot roar, Scout felt extremely cold, due to the temperature outside being below freezing. Scout watched as the whole town came to try and help Miss Maudie, but they were no match for the blazing flames. Firemen also came to try and save the house, but there was nothing they could do. The house came to a trembling crescendo, as it collapsed to the ground. Fire gushed from the house falling to its ruins and Miss Maudie's house collapsed.
As Scout and Jem returned home from their terrified experience, Atticus is slightly annoyed at Scout for moving from the Radley gate. Scout wonders why Atticus would think that they had left the area. She soon realizes that she has a blanket hung over her neck! Atticus is quick to assume that the mysterious Boo Radley had given Scout the blanket and that maybe if she had turned around she would have been able to see him there.
Scout ended up with the blanket across her shoulders because Boo Radley had seen her shivering in the dark in the front of the Radley Place. At the time Boo Radley was the only person in the Radley Place, Mr. Nathan Radley was trying to help with the fire and had gone out, and Boo's mother had died recently, so Boo would be able to leave the house without being caught by his father.
Harper Lee included this moment in the book as she wanted to show that Boo Radley is a kind person, who was willing to give Scout a blanket to keep her warm.
by Irfan Chaudhuri
Throughout the book, the Finches and Dill have been dedicating so much of their time towards Boo Radley, who has been trapped in his house for about 30 years. They've played games that represent his life, and they've basically given Boo the most affection and/or attention that he's received in a really long time. He obviously has been observing them since he was able to make detailed soap carvings of Jem and Scout on page 80. "They were two almost perfect miniatures of two children," (Lee 80) Scout says to the readers when she finds the dolls almost identical to her and Jem. This shows the readers that Boo knows what they look like and that he cares enough about them to leave them little gifts. When we find out that Boo left Scout a blanket while she was freezing in all of the commotion during the fire, Lee shows/ proves to readers that Boo does really care about the children and that he's not a squirrel-eating monster. This disproves all of the ominous rumors about Boo, and it adds to the mystery surrounding him. Why won't his brother let him out if he's not a bad person? How does he really feel about the children's curiosity about him? We get a hint in these chapters that he likes them and their visits keep him happy, but we'll have to see what else happens between Boo and the Finches as the book progresses.
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