We ran home, and on the front porch we looked at a small box patchworked with bits of tinfoil collected from chewing-gum wrappers. It was the kind of box wedding rings came in, purple velvet with a minute catch. Jem flicked open the tiny catch. Inside were two scrubbed and polished pennies, one on top of the other.

We ran home, and on the front porch we looked at a small box patchworked with bits of tinfoil collected from chewing-gum wrappers. It was the kind of box wedding rings came in, purple velvet with a minute catch. Jem flicked open the tiny catch. Inside were two scrubbed and polished pennies, one on top of the other.

– Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 4. Despite the nasty gossip about him, Boo Radley is a kind and gentle person. He leaves the children gifts. The care with which he constructs the box shows how much he cares for Jem and Scout. This foreshadows his emergence in the minds of people later on as a kind, loving person as opposed to the scary monster that he is depicted as in the early part of the story.

Harper Lee Quotes