When Scout stood on the Radley porch observing Maycomb, she saw “...[Arthur’s] children shivering at the front gate… he [was] watching his children’s heart break… Autumn again, and [his] children needed him” (Lee 374). While standing on Arthur Radley’s porch, Scout notices that he could see everything in the town from there, even though he had been “locked” inside his house for the past fifteen years. He watched over everyone, but especially Scout and Jem, which is why he often left gifts in the tree on the edge of his yard for them to pick up. Scout also realizes that he maybe was not as lonely as everyone thought because he was able to watch and be entertained by the whole town just outside, while in the comfort of his own
When Scout stood on the Radley porch observing Maycomb, she saw “...[Arthur’s] children shivering at the front gate… he [was] watching his children’s heart break… Autumn again, and [his] children needed him” (Lee 374). While standing on Arthur Radley’s porch, Scout notices that he could see everything in the town from there, even though he had been “locked” inside his house for the past fifteen years. He watched over everyone, but especially Scout and Jem, which is why he often left gifts in the tree on the edge of his yard for them to pick up. Scout also realizes that he maybe was not as lonely as everyone thought because he was able to watch and be entertained by the whole town just outside, while in the comfort of his own