Scout finding the blanket across her shoulders is a big moment in the book. Scout did not even notice the blanket being placed around her. She later discovered from Aticus that it was Boo Radley who provided the blanket to keep her warm. There was a fire across the street at Ms. Maudie’s house and Scout was watching from in front of Boo Radley’s house. It was a cold night with the first occurrence of snow in an extremely long time. Boo must have been watching the fire from inside and cared so much about Scout that he had to come outside and give her a blanket. This moment was put in the book to show that Boo really isn’t the person that they thought he was.
“Just think scout, if you’d just turned around, you’da seen him.” [lee 96] This quote shows that up to now all Jem and Scout wanted to do was to see Boo Radley. This point in the book is very interesting because they had such a close encounter with Boo and never saw him. Harper Lee included this incident in the book to keep the reader interested in finding out the identity of Boo Radley. The interactions that the Finches have had with Boo are completely opposite from the rumors that have been passed around the neighborhood. The development of Boo Radley’s character will create an enthralling story.
I agree with Alex that Boo really cares about the Finch's but he cares about them in a different sense then you would care about a family member. Boo cares about the Finch siblings due to the fact that they show interest in who he is. From Boo's point of view, he must be delighted that someone is showing interest in him and not just ignoring him because of the rumors running around town. Boo is trying to protect Scout so she will further explore and get to know who the real Boo actually is.
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