All throughout the novel resonate messages of tolerance over prejudice. However, before any question of race is introduced, the children must confront their prejudices about Boo Radley, a local recluse who was rumoured to have attacked his parents. While they (particularly Jem and Dill) lowkey harass Boo by playing around his yard, re-enacting dramaticised versions of his life, and sending notes into his house with a fishing pole, they undoubtedly get drawn into the rumours as well: he was “six-and-a-half feet tall”, he “dined on raw squirrels” and he had a head “like a skull”.
The best synonym for "asphalt" is the word "Paving" as asphalt is a dark mixture used for surfacing roads and such.
They're accused of trying to overthrow the court and they are removed and arrested.
The October revolution and the rule of Bolsheviks.
