To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 1-3

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While the trio hanged out at the fishpool, they decide to go for quick walk. They then decide in an infinitesimal second, they were going to the streetlight to look at the Radley’s house. Though Scout protested, Jem had won her into the plan of entering the backyard and find out if Boo existed. They then countered many challenges: a one way gate, chickens, and climbing. They snuck to the side of the house, boosting each other up to look through the window. Nothing showed up; Dill decided to check out the back window, but Scout denied. They continued checking, risking more and more as they crawled into the window. That’s when Scout saw the shadow figure after recognizing them: a man with a hat. Everyone was now visible as the moonlight dawned on them all. By then, Dill had seen the shadow too. He covered his eyes as if he was hiding from him. After it had moved across Jem, he had seen him too; he dittoed what Dill did and froze, as if he was a statue. The shadow then felt as if there was something nearby and stood …show more content…
Scout then becomes frightened of Boo Radley haunting them all, hiding from every sound she hears. Jem then decided to go back to the Radley’s house and claim his pants. Jem needs to go, or suspicion will flow when the pants are found by someone else. Jem did not want to get in trouble either, so he told Scout to be quiet or he will kill her. Scout then lost hope and decided to come along, but Jem denied that too. He did not want her to cause noise and ruin it. He’d rather not, as he did not want to get caught for once by Atticus. After the argument, Scout helped Jem to escape the Finch house and make it towards his destination. Scout thought she had heard her father woke too; he often did and read himself to sleep. After she was sure he was not awake, she went to bed and waited to hear the roar of the shotgun. No sound came. As she heard the door open, she saw Jem come back, exhausted, and with

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