Scout and Jem found out Mr. Nathan Radley was lying about why he closed up the hole because he said he did it because it was dying but when Scout and Jem asked Atticus, he said the tree was in perfect health. “ ‘That tree’s as healthy as you are, Jem.’ “ (Lee 71) One reason why Mr. Nathan Radley lied was because he knew presents that Scout and Jem found in the tree was from Boo Radley. Boo would hide them in there at night or when no one was looking, but somehow Mr. Nathan Radley found out and didn’t want Scout and Jem to have any correspondence with Boo. Mr. Nathan probably lied about it because he didn’t want them to know for a fact that the presents were from Boo.
However, another reason why Mr. Nathan Radley closed up the knothole on the
However, another reason why Mr. Nathan Radley closed up the knothole on the