To Kill A Mockingbird Theme Analysis

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A key theme in the scene is that nothing good last forever. Which is greatly presented in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. This theme comes from the reasoning that When the gifts first started in they were hesitant to take them but slowly warmed up to the idea of receiving gifts from an anonymous source (Boo radley). Slowly it became of routine and they always checked the knothole too see what their secret admirer had left them. However, one day instead of finding a gift they find Mr. Radley filling the hole with cement. When asked why he said that the tree was dying and the hole needed to be patched but this claim was clearly false although the real reason as to why this was done is vague it was most likely that Mr. radley didn't want Boo leaving

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