To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee: Character Analysis

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Maycomb, which usually didn’t have a long Winter or Winter at all, finally had Winter. Mrs. Radley died that Winter and Scout was shocked to see snow, because she’s never seen snow. Jem and Scout build a snowman out of mud that looks like Mr. Avery, they add some other features to the snowman so he didn’t look like Mr. Avery.
At one o’clock in the morning Miss Maudie’s house burns down entirely, while the house was burning Jem and Scout were told to go over by the Radley’s house. Without her knowing someone puts a blanket Scout. That someone turned out to be Boo Radley.
That afternoon Miss Maudie explains that she never really liked her house, she had lost all her flowers and was staying with Miss Stephanie Crawford.
The chapter ends

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