The purpose of Chapter 1 is to give the reader an idea of the importance of tradition in the south. It introduces the reader with the Southern Gothic genre. It also gives the reader an early sign of prejudice; preparing the reader for the later chapters. The story begins where it ends. The first two paragraphs in Chapter 1 starts with talking about Jem’s broken arm and how things changed “when Dill first gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out” (3). They also give the reader an insight on the narrator. Adult Scout is narrating the book, retelling the story in her perspective as a child. The child’s naïve voice provides a certain dramatic irony as the reader can understand what is happening while young Scout cannot. In the last paragraph,
