We learn about the sad history of the Radley family, and though all Jem does is slap their wall, there is “a tiny, almost invisible movement.” First contact!ĭill goes home and Scout goes to school for the first time. Jem is rather frightened but doesn’t want to show it. When he hears about the reclusive Radley family, whose mysterious house is nearby, containing (it is thought) Arthur “Boo” Radley, who has barely been seen for 15 years, Dill finds the challenge irresistible. Dill is staying with his aunt and provides new ideas for games for the children. We now learn that the narrator is a girl, Jem’s younger sister known as Scout. The arrival of Dill, when the children are 6 and nearly 10, marks the real start of the story. The mother died before our narrator could remember her. The family is looked after by Calpurnia, a very strict cook/nurse. He famously said: “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Much of the book is about “fear.” ![]() The summer heat is described, plus an echo of President Roosevelt’s recent inauguration speech, delivered in March 1933. Atticus Finch is related to nearly everyone in Maycomb. The narrator, as yet unidentified, in discussing with Jem how this happened, finds a starting point in the past: Dill’s arrival and “the idea of making Boo Radley come out.” There is a reference to the history of the south (the southern states of the USA), the Finches’ origins in England, and their arrival in Alabama. We do not know how Jem breaks his arm until the very close of the story, though it is mentioned casually here. Read our detailed summary of the novel and then have a look at the hand-picked essays! By lucycarrick03gmailcom | Thursday 19th of January 2023
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