The weather in Maycomb, Alabama was oddly cold and had broken a record for the temperature. Perhaps the change in the weather signified a change in the society. The children feel guilty when they are told that bad weather comes from misbehaving children, which is probably just said to keep children on their best behaviour. They also find out that Mrs. Radley died from natural causes, and they are oddly disappointed that she did not get murdered by Boo.

Southern language is demonstrated with diction such as 'touchous' and 'a Jim-Dandy job.' when Scout woke up in the morning she hyperbolises the fact that she was frightened by saying she "nearly died of fright," when she saw snow outside for the first time. The children remind me of when I was younger and how excited I got about the first snowfall.

Jem and Scout planned to build a snowman. There was not enough snow to make an actual snowman, so they used dirt underneath. Scout makes a racist comment about the colour of the snowman, which reminds the readers of the 'say what comes to mind before thinking' aspect of childhood. Children also do not think that calling someone fat is an issue when they compare their snowman to Stephanie Crawford.

Atticus liked the snowman and complimented on Jem's creativity. Children value the compliments and praises of parents greatly. Although Atticus used big words that they did not understand, and it is funny when they messed up the big words.

Atticus woke up the children and brought them outside. scout metaphorically says, "just as the birds know where to go when it rains, i knew there was trouble on in our street." Miss Maudie's house had caught on fire and the whole street was out. Scout personifies the sirens of the fire trucks saying that they are "screaming" and "wailing." The children were told to stand of the Radley place, but they were too distracted to show any concern.

The moment the men were yelling at Mr. Avery to get out of the burning house reminded me of the book The Outsiders when the boys are yelling at Johnny to get out of the burning church. Scout used imagery to describe what the burning house looked like by saying, "...window frames were black against a vivid orange center." One of my own fears is losing everything to a fire, so this part makes my stomach turn.

It was cold outside as they were watching the fire. Scout used a hyperbole, "i was slowly freezing," to describe it. Atticus then pointed out the blanket on Scouts shoulders and asked who's it was, she is not sure. Harper Lee did not include a part where someone puts a blanket on Scout to make you more shocked when you find out it happened. What did Atticus mean when he said, "looks like all of Maycomb was out tonight in one way or another,"? Was he talking about Boo Radley?

This somehow caused Jem to feel like he should tell everything that's been going on with the Radley yard. This shows how hard it is for a child to keep a secret. Atticus' reaction was the reason why he is my favourite character. He is kind-hearted and understanding towards the children. He is quick to listen and slow to speak. The way author phrases the end of paragraph 3 on page 96 leaves you in anticipation about what Atticus was about to say about the blanket. He then told Scout that it was Boo who put the blanket on her. This made me feel just as shocked as Scout was feeling.

The next day, Scout went to talk to Miss Maudie. She must have been shocked to discover the Miss Maudie was not even grieving about her house.

After the fire, the atmosphere of the town was cold and quiet, which was opposite of the night before. Although, to the children Miss Maudie seemed strange because she was chuckling and laughing for no apparent reason.