In Chapter 4, the children play the game "One Man's Family," which Scout describes as a "melancholy little drama." When Jem tells Scout that she will be playing the part of Mrs. Radley, Scout hesitates and says she won't do it. Dill laughs at her and says, "Still scared?" (Lee 51) Scout thinks that Boo will see them playing and "get out at night." Scout fears Boo Radley will harm them if he catches them imitating his life, which is the first reason she doesn't want to play. Jem assures her that Boo is dead, and his body has been stuffed up a chimney. Although Scout does not believe her brother, she reluctantly continues to play. One day, Atticus is watching the children play "One Man's Family" when he asks, "What are you all playing?" (Lee 53) Jem says, "Nothing," and Atticus asks if their game has anything to do with the Radleys. Jem tells Atticus that it does not, and Dill asks Jem if they should continue to play. Jem concludes that they can still play because Atticus never said they couldn't. Scout does not want to play anymore because she fears that Atticus will punish them if he finds out their game has to do with the Radleys. Jem tells her stop being a girl, and Scout walks away. At the end of the chapter, Scout mentions that another reason she does not want to play is because she heard laughing coming from inside the Radley house earlier that day when she wrecked the tire into their porch.
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