gossip about "Boo" Radley. Egged on by Dill, Jem and Scout try to.

             think up ways to lure him out of his house.

             Soon it is Summer again , and Dill returns for another visit.

             The children's plans for making contact with Boo Radley grew bolder.

             this year, and on Dill's last night they decide to sneak up onto the.

             Radley porch and spy on Boo. Jem goes first, but just as he reaches.

             the window, Nathan Radley catches site of them and scares them off.

             with a blast from a shot gun.

             Jem realizes that Boo is not a monster after all, but has been.

             playing along with them. Scout does not figure this out until the.

             winter, on the night that the house of their neighbor burns to the.

             ground. While Scout is standing outside in the cold, someone sneaks up.

             behind her and places a blanket around her. Later, Scout and Jem.

             realize that there was only one person in town who has not already at.

             work fighting the fire and that was Boo.

             Now that Jem and Scout realize that Boo is basically a kind.

             person, their interest in the Radley family begins to fade. In the.

             meantime, they learn that their father has become the defense lawyer.

             for Tom Robinson, who is charged with raping Mayella Ewell.

             As the trial of Tom Robinson grows nearer, the children become.

             more aware of the strong feeling it has aroused in everyone in.

             Maycomb. One day their housekeeper takes Jem and Scout to visit her.

             church, and the children realize for the first time that the black.

             parishioners are supporting Tom Robinson's wife.

             Two nights before the trial is to start, a group of men come.

             to the Finch house to tell Atticus about threats against Tom.

             Robinson's life. Atticus spends the next night camped out at the jail.

             to defend Tom from the mob. Jem, Scout and Dill go downtown to check.

             on Atticus and arrive at the same time as a group of men, who have.

             come to kill Tom. Scout recognizes one of the men in the group as.