Day: February 11, 2015

In chapter six of To Kill A Mockingbird, the importance of concealing the truth in order to maintain social contracts becomes clear. Jem tells his father, Atticus, that he lost his trousers during a game of strip poker with Dill and Scout, when in fact he lost them squirming beneath a fence in the Radley’s garden. Jem lies for fear that breaking the social contract between he and his father would harm their relationship, and even risks his own well-being to protect the lie. This reinforces the vitality of social contracts in Maycomb’s society

Jem and Dill are gathering a stronger friendship while Scout begins to feel left out of their friendship. Because of this she spends more time with the neighbours then Jem and Dill.She tells Scout that Boo is still alive and it is her idea that Boo is the victim of a harsh father, a “footwashing” Baptist who believed that most people are going to hell. Maudie adds that Boo was always polite as a child. She says all the rumours are false. During this the other two (Jem,Dill) try to get a note to boo trying to meet him,but are caught in the act by atticus.