There are scattered examples of humor throughout
To Kill a Mockingbird, and it is one of the elements that has kept
the novel so popular through the years. My favorite
examples:
- JEM'S LOST
PANTS. One comes when Jem appears in the street not realizing he is
standing in his underwear. He is saved by Dill's quick thinking, contriving a story that
they have been playing "strip poker," though it is unlikely that any of the children
understand the term. - MR.
AVERY. Jem, Dill and Scout were witnesses to an event that
only happened once, but they were awed by the performance given by Mr. Avery, who was a
boarder on the Finches' street. One night they saw Mr. Avery on his porch along with "an
arc of water descending from the leaves and splashing in the yellow circle of the street
light..." The boys apparently entered into a peeing contest of their own, of which Scout
felt "left out again, as I was untalented in this
area."
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