Chapter+Four

Chapter 4:

Julia Abolafia, Katie Shields, ALLIE Snider, Sydney Rush, Brooke Paskas
 * Radley tree – include the myths and gifts
 * The Radley tree was one of two live oak trees that stood at the end of the Radley property. Scout found two pieces of gum in a knot-hole on the tree. When her a Jem walked by it another day, they found a small, velvety, purple, wedding ring box covered in gum wrappers. When they opened it up, they found two polished pennies. The pennies were nineteen-six and nineteen-hundred Indian-heads.


 * Character description and analysis of Mrs. Dubose?
 * old woman
 * Jem thinks she is wicked
 * racist
 * short temper


 * Analyze the “Boo Radley game” – Atticus’ reaction?
 * In this game, Jem was Boo Radley, Scout played Mrs. Radley, and Dill played Mr. Radley. They acted out the townspeople and what they said about this family. The big scene that was rehearsed many times was when Boo stabbed his father with a pair of scissors. Atticus got very suspicious when he observed this game. He saw the scissors and said it was unsafe to play with them. He soon realized the game was about he Radley's. He asked the children if he was correct, but of course they denyed this accusation. Atticus was against making up games about the Radley's, especially since Jem, Scout, and Dill did not know if any of the rumors they were acting out were actually true.


 * Foreshadowing – page 38 and 41
 * At the end of the chapter, on page 41, Scout thinks she heard someone laughing inside the Radley house while Scout, Jem, and Dill were playing the Radley game. This foreshadows that Boo is still alive. It shows that Boo is taking an interest in the children and watching them. Not only does Boo take an interest in the children the laughter shows that Boo is not a hideous creature that everyone thinks he is. It shows that he is human and has human emotions. He will play an important role later in the book.