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In the book To Kill a Mockingbird why do children spit on the gate?
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∙ 14y ago
I think its from when the kids are going to the Radley house and they spit on the gate so that when they open it it doesn't squeak.
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∙ 14y ago
The children spit on the gate of the Radley house as a way to tempt Boo Radley to come out. They see it as a form of teasing or trying to provoke a reaction from Boo, whom they view as a mysterious and reclusive figure.
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∙ 14y agoTo silence the squeaky gate on the reclusive Boo Radley's property as they try to sneak a peek at the subject of their obsessive curiosity on the last night of summer.
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∙ 14y agothey spit on it to make it less squeaky while opening it
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∙ 13y agoThey spit on the hinge so it does not make any noise when they open the gate. The spit acts like a lubricant preventing the rusty gate from squealing
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In To Kill a Mockingbird where do the children sleep in the summer?
In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," the children, Scout and Jem, sleep on the front porch during the hot summer nights to escape the oppressive heat inside the house. They find comfort and enjoyment in sleeping outdoors, under the stars.
Who touches the Radley house on a dare in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Jem dares Dill to touch the Radley house in "To Kill a Mockingbird." Dill meets the dare, but instead of touching it with his hand, he puts his foot inside the gate and then quickly pulls it back.
What part of the neighborhood fascinates the children in To Kill a Mockingbird?
One place that the kids find very interesting throughout the book is the Radley place because they don't know what goes on beyond the gate. One thing that they do know is that Boo Radley lives beyond the gate and they are very interested in Boo. Another place that Scout finds interesting is the First Purchase Church where all the blacks go. Scout finds it way diffrent then the church she is used to going to.
What happens the night Scout and the boys are going to peep through the shutters on Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird?
They run out of the gate and Jem gets his pants caught in the gate so he has to take them off. When the three run into Atticus he asks why he has no pants, Jem comes up with the excuse that he was playing strip poker.
How did the kids keep the gate from squeaking in to kill a mockingbird?
The kids greased the gate hinges with butter to prevent it from squeaking. They did this to avoid attracting noise and attention when sneaking onto Boo Radley's property.
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