To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee (Ch. 5-8)

     In these chapters Jem and Dill become better friends and leaves Scout as the third wheel. They rarely want to play with her anymore. Scout then decides to hang out with Miss Maudie Atkinson over the summer. These chapters seem to focus a lot on her. Miss Maudie is much older than Scout, but they are good friends. Miss Maudie gives Scout information on Arthur Radley and that he is still alive.
     I find Miss Maudie to be a very interesting character because she is much older than a child, but she seems to be in more scenes with Scout than with adults. Scout likes her very much, so this could infer that she has a young spirit like a child, but can also relate to adults (Often she jokes with Atticus). Miss Maudie even gives Scout advice and information on what she wants to know. This helps truth to be known because the only other person willing to talk about the Radleys is Stephanie Crawford, but she is the neighborhood gossip.
     When her house gets burned in the fire, she does not complain. She looks at the situation in a positive way. She can now rebuild her home and have a bigger yard for flowers. I believe that Miss Maudie is hiding something about herself, but she is a very good role model for Scout. In a way she replaces Scout's mother since she died.