To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 4 Essay
CHAPTER 4
What items do the children find in the Radley tree and what do they decide to do with them? Who do the children believe is leaving the gifts? What are your thoughts on who this person is and why they are leaving the gifts?
The children found chewing gum and Indian-heads, and they decide to keep them and see if they belong to anyone at school. Scout is oblivious to who’s hiding spot it is, she just wants the loot. While Jem, being older, thinks more and has come to the conclusion that it is Boo Radley’s hiding spot. It is believed to be Boo Radley because they walk by his house almost every day and that it is the Radley’s tree, not to far for him to sneak out.
What game do the children make up in this chapter? For what reason are they playing this game, and what does it convey about their understanding of the Radley family at this point in the novel? …show more content…
Explain how their opinions of Boo have changed up until this point.
Jem and Dill want to send a note to Boo because Dill’s curiosity got the better of him. They also want to get a good look at them because all the rumors are substantial at best. The children’s opinions have changed from horror to mild curiosity, at least for Jem and Dill.
CHAPTER 6 Explain why Jem and Dill decide to trespass on the Radley property. What is the result of their trespassing? Jem later expresses to Scout that trespassing on the Radley property was wrong. What might account for Jem’s change of heart?
Jem and Dill trespassed on the Radley’s property so that they can catch a glimpse of Boo Radley through a loose shutter. The aftermath of their little escapade was a door greased with spit and Jem losing his pants. Jem says it was a bad idea because he lost his pants there and soon Mr. Nathan would find them, show them to Atticus, and Jem would get whipped. Atticus has never whipped Jem for as long as he remembered, and Jem would like to keep it that
What items do the children find in the Radley tree and what do they decide to do with them? Who do the children believe is leaving the gifts? What are your thoughts on who this person is and why they are leaving the gifts?
The children found chewing gum and Indian-heads, and they decide to keep them and see if they belong to anyone at school. Scout is oblivious to who’s hiding spot it is, she just wants the loot. While Jem, being older, thinks more and has come to the conclusion that it is Boo Radley’s hiding spot. It is believed to be Boo Radley because they walk by his house almost every day and that it is the Radley’s tree, not to far for him to sneak out.
What game do the children make up in this chapter? For what reason are they playing this game, and what does it convey about their understanding of the Radley family at this point in the novel? …show more content…
Explain how their opinions of Boo have changed up until this point.
Jem and Dill want to send a note to Boo because Dill’s curiosity got the better of him. They also want to get a good look at them because all the rumors are substantial at best. The children’s opinions have changed from horror to mild curiosity, at least for Jem and Dill.
CHAPTER 6 Explain why Jem and Dill decide to trespass on the Radley property. What is the result of their trespassing? Jem later expresses to Scout that trespassing on the Radley property was wrong. What might account for Jem’s change of heart?
Jem and Dill trespassed on the Radley’s property so that they can catch a glimpse of Boo Radley through a loose shutter. The aftermath of their little escapade was a door greased with spit and Jem losing his pants. Jem says it was a bad idea because he lost his pants there and soon Mr. Nathan would find them, show them to Atticus, and Jem would get whipped. Atticus has never whipped Jem for as long as he remembered, and Jem would like to keep it that