Chapter 8/9: How did Scout end up with a blanket across her shoulders? Why would Harper Lee include this moment in the book?(Ja’Niya)

   Arthur “Boo” Radley placed the blanket on Scout the night of the fire. Harper Lee included this moment to show that Arthur isn’t the evil, spooky guy everybody thinks he is. So far in the book Harper has portrayed Boo as a creepy, troubled, stalkerish guy that no one ever sees.  Since there was an enormous fire, everyone was panicking and running around paying no attention to anything but the fire. Atticus was the first person to realize the blanket and how the owner might be Boo. Lee wrote in the book, "Someday, maybe, Scout can thank him for covering her up... Boo Radley. You were so busy looking at the fire you didn't know it when he put the blanket around you(96)." Jem and Scout have been getting gifts from, maybe, Boo Radley. When Nathan Radley ran outside, Boo was left in the house by himself giving him the opportunity to abandon his house. This scene showed how caring Boo can be and how he isn't the person everybody assumes he is. Scout and Jem already had multiple run-ins with Boo but recognizing how generous he is, it's shown there is no reason to fear Boo. Altogether, Harper Lee wrote this part of the book to show that Boo is beginning to show up more frequently.