To Kill a Mockingbird | Chapter 6 Summary and Analysis

New Character
Mr. Avery: a neighbor who boards across the street from Mrs. Dubose.

Summary
On Dill’s last night in town for the summer, Jem and Dill decide to peep in the window at the Radley Place to see if they can see Boo. Scout comes along. A shadow appears and the children run in fear. When shots ring out, Jem leaves his pants caught on the barbed-wire fence. The children join the other Maycomb residents who have come out into the night to see what has happened. Later in the night Jem and Scout return to the Radley Place...


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