Chapter 6 Summary

In Chapter 6 Dill, Jem and Scout just finished attempting to get in contact with Boo Radley, but whilst attempting this Atticus caught them at the scene and told them to stop bothering him.

They sneak behind the Radley house, but see the shape of a man on the back porch and run. A shotgun fires behind them. As they duck under the Radley fence, Jem’s pants get caught. He leaves his pants behind. The shotgun blasts the one Nathan Radley had shot into the air had awoken the neighborhood. Jem’s missing pants cause suspicion, but the kids says Jem lost them playing strip poker with matches.This suprises Maycomb because gambling is seen as a sin and it is against the religious life they life in. Also late that night, Jem sneaks out and retrieves his pants, and returns home unharmed.