In Chapter 26, Scout reflects on her earlier behavior towards Boo Radley. She thinks about how it was unkind of the children to try to peer through his windows and catch sight of him because he clearly just wanted to be left alone. On top of that, Scout also remembers the presents that were left in the tree and knows that there is more to Boo than meets the eye. She thinks that if she and Boo crossed paths now they would be cordial to each other, as if they always see each other out and about, but she knows that will never happen because Boo likes to be alone. In this chapter, Scout also thinks about how people hate Hitler so much because of what he is doing to the Jewish people, but she is confused about how they can also hate people in their own community despite the atrocities going on across the ocean. Scout is continuing to piece together that people are very complex and that it is challenging to understand the reasons behind actions or behaviors.
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