In Chapter 4 of To Kill a Mockingbird, the children played a game called
“Boo Radley
.” Give a brief outline of the game and how it develops, and describe Attitcus' reaction when he sees them playing it.
What game do the children play in Chapter 4 How does Atticus respond when he finds out what they are doing?
In Chapter Four, the children invent a
new game about Boo Radley
. … One day Atticus catches them playing the game and asks them if it has anything to do with the Radley family.
What new game does Jem Scout and Dill play in Chapter 4?
Dill arrives two days later to spend the summer. After an argument with Scout, Jem suggests they play a new game called “
Boo Radley
,” which Scout recognizes as Jem's attempt to prove his bravery. Against Scout's better judgement, they enact Boo's life with great gusto until Atticus learns of the game.
What is the Boo Radley game in Chapter 4?
Meanwhile, Jem and Dill plan to give a note to Boo inviting him out to get ice cream with them. They try to stick the note in a window of the Radley Place with a fishing pole, but Atticus catches them and orders them to “
stop tormenting that man
” with either notes or the “Boo Radley” game.
What is the Boo Radley game?
The Boo Radley game consists of
Scout, Jem, and Dill acting out what they think are scenes from Boo's life
. At this stage in the story, the children don't know Boo at all. They just automatically subscribe to the prevailing myth of Boo as some kind of monster or boogie-man.
What does Scout find in the tree in Chapter 4?
Scout finds the first gifts from Boo Radley in Chapter 4 of To Kill a Mockingbird when she discovers some shiny tin foil in the hollow knot of the oak tree. It turns out to be
two pieces of Wrigley's Double Mint gum
.
Who does Atticus say killed Ewell?
Atticus does believe that
Jem
killed Bob Ewell. He tells Sheriff Tate that Scout said that Jem got up and yanked Ewell off her, and “he [Jem] probably took Ewell's knife somehow in the dark. . . .” When the sheriff cuts Atticus off and says, “Jem never stabbed Bob Ewell,” Atticus thanks him but adds, “Heck . . .
What sound does Scout hear at the end of Chapter 4?
She is too busy playing with Jem and Dill. She does confess what she heard in the last sentence of the chapter, in a somewhat mysterious way. She says she heard
a low sound of laughter
. She does not know what to make of it, but it makes her feel uncomfortable.
Why does Jem cry at the end of Chapter 7?
In Chapter Seven, Jem cries
when he realizes that Mr. Radley cemented the knot-hole in the tree
, not because it was dying, but because he aimed to keep Boo from leaving the children gifts. This is one more example of how the Radley's cut Boo off from the world.
How does Scout feel about dill?
Scout admires Dill for
his variety of talents, enthusiasm, and acting abilities
. She even develops a playful romance with Dill when he asks her to marry him. Scout and Dill continually sneak kisses when Jem is not looking and write each other letters when he leaves for his hometown of Meridian.
It is
two pieces of gum
, a great treasure for a young child. She gobbles up both pieces, and when she tells Jem what she found, he makes her spit out the gum fearing that she may have been poisoned by Boo Radley.
Why did Jem Change Chapter 4?
Jem
is becoming more mature in his protection of Scout
, but he is also more concerned about how he appears to his peers, wanting to seem grown-up and fearless.
How does the Boo Radley game changed in Chapter 4?
His father is no taller than Atticus, has a black beard, and is president of the L&N Railroad. How has Boo Radley game changed? The game has been slowly changing into a play.
Characters are changing – Jem is always Boo.
Why did Scout quit the game?
In this little drama, Scout plans Mrs. Radley and is responsible for sweeping the porch, while Dill plays Mr. … In Chapter 4, Scout wants to quit their game
because she is sure that Atticus knows, and because she heard laughter from inside the Radley house
.
Why do Dill and Jem want to give Boo Radley a note?
The reason that they want to do this is that
they are fascinated with the idea of Boo Radley
. To them, he is like some sort of a monster. He is not a real person — just someone to make up stories about and use as the basis for games. So they think that they can prove their bravery and daring by getting a note to him.
What is Boo Radley's real first name?
In the classic American novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Boo Radley (whose first name is actually
Arthur
) doesn't leave his house or talk to anyone, which leads the children in the novel's setting (Maycomb, Alabama) to wildly speculate about what he looks and acts like.
