First Post

I picked the passage where Scout first walks past the Radley house and notices a shiny object, a piece of gum, in a tree. I think that this passage is important because Jem and Scout are already intrigued by Boo Radley and when they find an object near his house it makes them more interested in meeting or seeing him. I like this passage because it shows that Scout is not afraid to play by the "finders keepers" rule. Instead of ignoring the shining object, she follows her instinct and discovers what the object is. The term I applied to this passage is imagery. The author describes the scenery as if you where there looking at the Radley place and the tree that held the object. This passage is key in the novel of showing the children's interest in the Radleys.