What scared Jem so badly when he went to get his pants from the Radley house?

What scared Jem so badly when he went to get his pants from the Radley house?

He tells Scout that he doesn’t want to disappoint Atticus and get a whipping for going against Atticus’ wishes. Jem is afraid of not only getting in trouble, but he also doesn’t want to lose the respect of his father, so he goes back to get his pants and finds them mended and draped over the Radley fence.

What does Jem lose at the Radley place?

Jem loses his pants when they get stuck in a fence on the Radley property as they are feeling from Nathan Radley shooting at them.

Why is Jem scared to touch the Radley house?

When Dill dared Jem to touch the house, Jem was scared because no one knows what happens in that house, or what will happen when someone goes into the Radley’s yard.

What does Mr Radley do that upsets Jem?

Why does Mr. Nathan Radley put cement in the knothole? He covered it with cement because the “tree was dying”, but really it was to stop Jem and Scout from putting things in it. Jem cries because Nathan Radley cements the hole which limits the connection with Boo Radley.

What happens when Jem goes to the Radley house?

Someone inside the Radley house comes out and fires a shotgun. The children scurry out of the yard, but Jem gets caught on the fence and is forced to remove his pants to get to safety. Atticus tells Jem to get his pants from Dill and come home.

Does Jem touch the Radley house?

However, after Dill modifies the challenge to just touching the house instead of trying to get Boo to come outside, Jem accepts. So, he touches the Radley house in order to not be accused of lacking courage and because doing so is not as frightening as the first proposal.

When Jem touches the Radley house?

After several days of debating, Dill makes a mild concession and dares Jem to touch the side of the Radley home instead of knocking on the door. Jem accepts Dill’s dare and ends up racing towards the Radley home, slaps the side of the house, and runs back out of the yard.

What is frightening about the Radley house?

What is frightening to the children about the Radley’s house? What lives in the house, according to Scout? The Radley place jutted into a sharp curve beyond our house, the sidewalk turned and ran beside the lot. The house was a dark gray color with rotted shingles and oak trees.

Why did Jem get spooked in to kill a Mockingbird?

What spooked Jem was that when he retrieved his pants, they were mended and folded neatly instead of in a bunch and ripped when he had left them. I think that Boo Radley did this.

Who do you suppose was inside the Radley house?

Summarize the tire incident. Who do you suppose was inside the Radley house, and what did Scout hear? Dill comes to Maycomb for the summer again, full of stories about train rides and his father, whom he claims to have finally seen. The three try to start a few games, but quickly get bored.

Why does JEM want to go to the Radley yard?

Jem wants to return to the Radley yard and fetch his pants so he can stay out of trouble with Atticus. scout wants jem to leave the pants where they are and face the consequences. with which child do you agree with? I agree with scout because its better to get in trouble then possibly shot and die.

How did Jem and Dill think Boo Radley died?

Dill thinks Boo Radley died and Jem says they stuffed his body up the chimney. Scout thinks maybe he’s still alive. They invent a new game about Boo Radley.