In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee has people giving gifts. Some of those gifts are objects, but others cannot be seen nor touched. Even though they can’t be seen nor touched doesn't make it less important. Boo Radley, Atticus Finch, and Miss Maudie all gave the kids, Jem and Scout, some form of gifts.
Boo Radley gave Jem and Scout a lot of gifts. Jem and Scout noticed someone leaving things in a tree knothole for them. In the knothole there were things like gum, pennies, twine, soap figures representing Scout and Jem, spelling bee medal, and a pocket watch with an aluminum knife. When Miss Maudie’s house was on fire it was really cold and later on Scout found a blanket around her. They then found out it was Boo who put the blanket on her, “Atticus said… ‘Someday, maybe, Scout can thank him for covering her up.’ ‘Thank who?’ I asked. ‘Boo Radley. You were so busy looking at the fire you didn’t know it when he put the blanket around you’” (Lee 96). Boo also saved Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell harming them. Boo gave the kids gifts through objects and in his actions. …show more content…
He doesn’t really give them gifts as objects, but he definitely has gifted them as a father. Atticus takes care of the children and respects them for who they are. He doesn’t judge their personality like his sister Alexandra. Atticus also reads to them, “anything Atticus happened to be reading when I crawled into his lap every night” (Lee 23). Just by reading to Scout and Jem, Scout learned how to read early. So he basically taught her how to read. Which is a powerful gift because literacy was big in Maycomb. So Atticus gave his kids gifts by being a good
Boo Radley gave Jem and Scout a lot of gifts. Jem and Scout noticed someone leaving things in a tree knothole for them. In the knothole there were things like gum, pennies, twine, soap figures representing Scout and Jem, spelling bee medal, and a pocket watch with an aluminum knife. When Miss Maudie’s house was on fire it was really cold and later on Scout found a blanket around her. They then found out it was Boo who put the blanket on her, “Atticus said… ‘Someday, maybe, Scout can thank him for covering her up.’ ‘Thank who?’ I asked. ‘Boo Radley. You were so busy looking at the fire you didn’t know it when he put the blanket around you’” (Lee 96). Boo also saved Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell harming them. Boo gave the kids gifts through objects and in his actions. …show more content…
He doesn’t really give them gifts as objects, but he definitely has gifted them as a father. Atticus takes care of the children and respects them for who they are. He doesn’t judge their personality like his sister Alexandra. Atticus also reads to them, “anything Atticus happened to be reading when I crawled into his lap every night” (Lee 23). Just by reading to Scout and Jem, Scout learned how to read early. So he basically taught her how to read. Which is a powerful gift because literacy was big in Maycomb. So Atticus gave his kids gifts by being a good