Jem tells Scout that he found the pants mysteriously mended and hung neatly over the fence. When they come home from school that day, they find another present hidden in the knothole: a ball of gray twine. They leave it there for a few days, but no one takes it, so they claim it for their own. Boo continues to leave gifts in the little knothole as school begins again; Scout and Jem check it everyday on their way home.
For the first time in years, Maycomb endures a real winter. Since there is not enough snow to make a real snowman, they build a small figure out of dirt and cover it with snow. They make it look like Mr. Avery, an unpleasant man who lives down the street. The figure’s likeness to Mr. Avery is so strong that Atticus demands that they disguise it. Jem places Miss Maudie’s sunhat on its head and sticks her hedge clippers in its hands, much to her chagrin.
That night, Atticus wakes Scout and helps her put on her bathrobe and coat and goes outside with her and Jem. Miss Maudie’s house is on fire. The neighbors help her save her furniture, and the fire truck arrives in time to stop the fire from spreading to other houses, but Miss Maudie’s house burns to the ground. In the confusion, someone drapes a blanket over Scout. 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.
Response: I feel bad for Scout, you can tell that she on some level wanted to see Boo, it's kinda creepy but cool. The fire chapter is one of my favorites, my first being the last chapter of course. The first time I read this for school, I never really got any of this, it made sense but I kept wondering where Tom and the trial were. This part sooo important to the book that and I realize it more and more every time I read it.
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