Why does Atticus decide to keep the blanket a secret?

Why does Atticus decide to keep the blanket a secret?

Atticus is probably aware that Nathan Radley will chastise or threaten Boo for leaving their home and giving the blanket to Scout. Nathan has already plugged the knothole in the oak tree to prevent Boo from communicating with the children and has more than likely warned Boo not to interact with Jem and Scout.

Why does Atticus think Boo Radley put the blanket on Scout?

Boo Radley puts the blanket over Scout’s shoulders because he feels protective of her. When Miss Maudie’s house catches fire, most of the town comes out to help her. Atticus tells Scout and Jem to get up, and stations them well away from the fire but close enough to watch.

How does Atticus react when he realized that Boo gave Scout the blanket during the fire?

Atticus gets mad at them, because he thinks they disobeyed him and went back to the house to get a blanket. Jem and Scout promise they hadn’t been anywhere and Scout can’t explain how the blanket got around her. Jem realizes that Boo was the one who had put the blanket around Scout.

Who put the blanket around Scout in Chapter 8?

Boo Radley
In the confusion, someone drapes a blanket over Scout. When Atticus later asks her about it, she has no idea who put it over her. Jem realizes that Boo Radley put it on her, and he reveals the whole story of the knothole, the presents, and the mended pants to Atticus.

Why do Jem and Scout make a snowman of Mr Avery?

Perhaps Scout and Jem make a snowman of Mr. Avery because they believe his shape resembles that of a snowman. Jem and Scout are excited at their first opportunity to create a snowman. Despite the lack of snow, Jem and Scout begin to gather snow from Miss Maudie’s yard and mix it with dirt in order to build a snowman.

What does Boo Radley do during the fire?

What does Boo Radley do during the night of the fire? He drapes a blanket over Scout’s shoulders. He steals a pair of Jem’s pants.

Why do Atticus and Jem decide not to return the blanket?

They decide not to return it in hopes of saving Boo from punishment. Why do Atticus and Jem decide not to return the blanket at this time? Boo apparently was responsible for the kind act of mending Jem’s pants and folding them neatly over the fence.

Why does Jem not want to return the blanket to boo?

Jem does not want Atticus to return the blanket to Boo, because he does not want to get Boo into trouble. After Miss Maudie’s fire, Atticus realizes that Scout has a blanket on her shoulders.

Where did scout get the blanket from Boo Radley?

When Atticus asks where she got the blanket, both Scout and Jem seem puzzled. Atticus then smiles and implies that Boo Radley gave Scout the blanket. Jem immediately panics and begins telling his father about their “secret” interactions with Boo.

Why did Atticus give the blanket to scout?

Atticus is probably aware that Nathan Radley will chastise or threaten Boo for leaving their home and giving the blanket to Scout. Nathan has already plugged the knothole in the oak tree to prevent Boo from communicating with the children and has more than likely warned Boo not to interact with Jem and Scout.