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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee where a young girl named Jean Louise Finch, or Scout, talks about her life in Maycomb, Alabama. The story is set during the hardest part of the 1930s; the Great Depression. In the story, many holidays are talked about, including Halloween. The mention of Halloween in the novel helps develop the characterization of Boo Radley and Bob Ewell.
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31st, or All Hallows Eve. It is a night of candy and fun for us, but started as a Scottish-Irish festival “[...] or two major gods—a sun god and a god of the dead (called Samhain), whose festival was held on November 1, the beginning of the Celtic New Year” (Bacon). The day after Halloween became “[...] a feast in honor of all the saints (All Hallows) was fixed on November 1, and in the 11th century November 2 was specified as All …show more content…

She finally puts two and two together, and realizes who it is. She then says, “hey Boo” (Lee 270). In Chapter 30, Atticus tells Mr. Tate that he thinks Jem killed Bob Ewell by accident, but Tate continues to say it was an accidental suicide. Tate says “Bob Ewell fell on his knife. I can prove it” (Lee 274). Heck then shows Atticus how Bob fell, and Atticus finally accepts that what Bob says is true. At the end of chapter 30, Atticus says to Mr. Radley, “thank you for my children, Arthur” (Lee 276). In Chapter 31, Boo and Scout say goodnight to Jem. Then, Boo says, “will you take me home?” (Lee 278) to Scout, in a voice of a little boy afraid of the dark. Scout then walks him home. On the porch of the Radley house, Scout steps into Boo Radley’s shoes. She then realizes that Boo had watched her, Dill, and Jem grow up, watching them for most of their lives. Then, Scout goes home, and Atticus reads her a book and she says that a character was nice. Atticus replies, “most people are, Scout, when you finally see them” (Lee 281). This is how Halloween ends for

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