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    The document provides key quotes and context from chapters 4-6 of To Kill a Mockingbird. It summarizes Scout hearing Boo Radley laughing from inside his house, challenging her view of him as monstrous. It also discusses Miss Maudie explaining the community's negative view of the Radleys' religious beliefs. Finally, it describes Atticus scolding the children for harassing Boo Radley and emphasizing his right to privacy.

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    To Kill A Mockingbird

    Chapters 4-6 Key Quotes


    Important Quotations Explained
    CONTEXT-
    After playing games and daring to get nearer the
    Radley house, Scout hears a noise
    QUOTATION-
    “Through all the head-shaking, quelling of nausea
    and Jem-yelling, I had heard another sound, so
    low I could not have heard it from the sidewalk.
    Someone inside the house was laughing.” (45)
    EXPLANATION-
    Scout, Jem and Dill have created a version of Boo
    Radley in their head as a monstrous figure; one
    who is the villain in every game they play. The
    idea of him existing frightens but intrigues Scout,
    and his laughter at the end of this chapter
    challenges her view of him, unnerving her further
    Key Quotation Analysis
    CONTEXT-
    Miss Maudie is telling Scout about how religion is
    viewed by the community

    QUOTATION-
    “‘You are two young to understand it,’ she said, ‘but
    sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse
    than a whiskey bottle in the hand of—oh, of your
    father.’” (50)

    EXPLANATION-
    Miss Maudie makes reference to the Radleys’ beliefs
    about religion, which cause them to be seen as outcasts
    and peculiar by the community. She warns of the
    dangers of fanatical religion, which is a very Christian
    community such as Maycomb, is almost ironic!
    Key Quotation Analysis
    CONTEXT-
    Atticus scolds the children for harassing Boo Radley
    QUOTATION-
    “What Mr Radley did was his own business….he had the
    right to stay inside free from the attention of inquisitive
    children….What Mr Radley did may seem peculiar to us,
    but it did not seem peculiar to him.”(54)

    EXPLANATION-
    Atticus reiterates the importance of privacy and highlights
    the invasive nature of Maycomb as a community. The
    residents are obsessed with the goings on at Radley
    place, and here Atticus again shows he is different from
    the close-minded community of Maycomb
    Key Quotation Analysis
    CONTEXT-
    Jem, Dill and Scout approach the Radley house at night

    QUOTATION-
    “Then I saw the shadow. It was the shadow of a man
    with a hat on…The back porch was bathed in moonlight
    and the shadow, crisp as toast, moved across the porch
    toward Jem.” (59)

    EXPLANATION-
    Lee creates an almost horror scene here in her
    description of the dark figure approaching Jem-
    emphasising the utter fear the children have of Boo, and
    heightening the tension as this figure approaches Jem
    Key Quotation Analysis
    CONTEXT-
    The community’s attitude towards gambling
    QUOTATION-
    “Matches were dangerous, but cards were fatal.”
    (61)

    EXPLANATION-
    In reality, matches are clearly more dangerous
    than cards; however in religious Maycomb, cards
    and gambling are seen as signs of moral decay-
    demonstrating ridiculous priorities and beliefs in
    small-town Maycomb-they are more worried
    about the children playing cards than being out
    alone late at night
    Key Quotation Analysis
    CONTEXT-
    Scout struggles to sleep due to thoughts of Boo Radley
    QUOTATION-
    “Every night sound I heard from my cot on the back porch
    was magnified three-fold; every scratch of feet on gravel
    was Boo Radley seeking revenge…insects splashing against
    the screen were Boo Radley’s insane fingers picking the
    wirse to pieces.” (62)

    EXPLANATION-
    Scout’s fear of Boo has been heightened after her
    frightening experience that night, and her warped
    perception of him causes her much distress-Lee adds to the
    monstrous portrayal of Boo and makes him seem
    animalistic and savage, dehumanising him completely
    Key Quotation Analysis
    CONTEXT-
    Scout considering her relationship with Jem

    QUOTATION-
    “It was then, I suppose, that Jem and I began to part
    company. Sometimes I did not understand him, but my
    periods of bewilderment were short-lived. This was beyond
    me.”(63)

    EXPLANATION-
    Scout reminisces about her relationship-the idea of her
    and Jem drifting apart confuses her and she longs to be
    with him. The drifting is a sing of their age gap, and
    demonstrates the changes as the children age through the
    novel

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