Chapter+4

Chapter 4: 1. R adley tree – include the myths and gifts Radley Tree – Two live oaks Scout saw Wringly’s Double-Mint gum on the tree, which caught her eye so she took it. Scout chewed the gum all day until Jem told her to spit it out. Jem said that Scout was not supposed to touch those trees because she will die if she does. Another day during the summer there was bit of tinfoil that Jem and Scout noticed. This time there was a small box with bits of tinfoil from chewing-gum wrappers that contained two scrubbed Indian-head pennies.  2. Character description and analysis of Mrs. Dubose  Mrs. Dubose is said to be the “meanest women alive”. Some people, like Cecile Jacobs, avoids her house walking to school, by taking the one mile detour around her house. Mrs. Dubose lives two doors up the street from Scout and Jem; Jem won’t even walk near her house without going with Atticus because he is so scared! 3.  Analyze the “Boo Radley game” – Atticus’ reaction?   One summer while Jem, Scout, and Dill were bored, they decided that there usual games were now boring. Scout then suggested that they role around in an old tire. Jem pushed Scout down the hill in the tire and she rolled down painfully, right onto the lawn of Boo Radley, their mysterious neighbor. Jem then gots the idea to make up a game about him. Each character played a part in his life, each day the game becoming more and more detailed. By the end of the summer, their story was that Mrs. Radley was once young and beautiful until she married Mr. Radley when she lost all of her money and became very ugly. Scout played Mrs. Radley, Dill was old Mr. Radley, and Jem was of course,Boo. Their game was a form of making fun of Boo Radley, and they played it in their front yard, right where everyone could see them. When Atticus interrupted them trying to contact Boo one day, he told them that he knew about their game and was very upset. Atticus explained that they should leave the old man alone and that it was not right to make fun of this man just because he chose to stay inside.   4. Foreshadowing – page 38 and 41:  Pages 38 and 41 foreshadow that Boo-Radley has a friendly nature because he is giving the children gifts through their "game"