Who put the blanket around Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Although Harper Lee never explicitly tells us who put the blanket around Scout, we can infer that it is Boo Radley who does the kind deed. When a sudden snowstorm blankets Maycomb with a think layer of snow, Miss Maudie’s house catches on fire from an unattended stove she lights to keep her plants warm from the cold. The fire brings everyone in the neighborhood out to gawk at the scene.  Atticus tells Scout and...

Although Harper Lee never explicitly tells us who put the blanket around Scout, we can infer that it is Boo Radley who does the kind deed. When a sudden snowstorm blankets Maycomb with a think layer of snow, Miss Maudie’s house catches on fire from an unattended stove she lights to keep her plants warm from the cold. The fire brings everyone in the neighborhood out to gawk at the scene.  Atticus tells Scout and Jem to go down the street to get away from the fire, and they stop and stand in front of the Radley house to watch the chaos of the fire.  It’s cold outside, and suddenly when the fire is put out and Scout and Jem are ready to go home, Scout finds a blanket gently placed over her shoulders.  The children were so enthralled with the fire that they didn’t hear or see Boo Radley place it there.  Jem and Scout are amazed, and Jem tells Atticus about his ripped pants and the presents in the tree revealing all he has learned about Boo. The kind gesture with the blanket is just another sign that Boo is not a “malevolent phantom” but is a kind friend to Scout and Jem.