Thursday, November 28, 2013

In To Kill a Mockingbird, when Atticus asks Scout about the blanket around her shoulders, what does Jem realize?

The fire had the whole neighborhood preoccupied, and even Jem and Scout are too busy to see anything but the drama in the neighborhood. They are pushed away from the fire, and as they watch, someone puts the blanket on Scout to keep her warm. But neither Scout nor Jem even bother to see who it was. They are so focused that they don't even realize how close they are to the Radley's house, and...

The fire had the whole neighborhood preoccupied, and even Jem and Scout are too busy to see anything but the drama in the neighborhood. They are pushed away from the fire, and as they watch, someone puts the blanket on Scout to keep her warm. But neither Scout nor Jem even bother to see who it was. They are so focused that they don't even realize how close they are to the Radley's house, and considering their obsession with Boo, that really shows how distracted they are.


When Atticus asks about the blanket, Jem is older and wise enough to put together what happened. He realizes that Boo, who apparently has been watching them as much as they were watching him, must have been the one to bring out the blanket and put it on Jem.


Ultimately, besides realizing that they were that close to Boo and missed the chance, Jem realizes that Boo is just a person and becomes less obsessed with him.

No comments:

Post a Comment

What is the Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, and Falling Action of "One Thousand Dollars"?

Exposition A "decidedly amused" Bobby Gillian leaves the offices of Tolman & Sharp where he is given an envelope containing $1...